WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1981
Find out what all happened August to November 1981

Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt one week after the assassination of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. (14. October 1981)

The hunger strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. (3. October 1981)

Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations. (15. September 1981)

Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U.S. Federal Government with holding Richard Marshall[disambiguation needed ] of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner. (14. October 1981)

Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. (24. August 1981)

Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (25. November 1981)

Abolition of capital punishment in France. (9. October 1981)

The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. (15. September 1981)

The Soviet submarine U 137 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden. (27. October 1981)

Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated. (6. October 1981)

Murder of Adam Walsh: the head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted. (10. August 1981)

Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom. (21. September 1981)

Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. (26. September 1981)

Iran-Contra Affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. (23. November 1981)

Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. (11. November 1981)

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn (25. August 1981)

Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. (1. November 1981)

Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice. (12. November 1981)

Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park. (19. September 1981)

A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko. (1. September 1981)