The following events occurred in June 1981:
June 27, 1981: Mao Zedong's place in history re-evaluated by CCP
The AIDS virus, HIV
President Banisadr
Ayatollah Khomeini
The following events occurred in January 1981:
January 20, 1981: Reagan inaugurated as 40th U.S. President
January 21, 1981: First DeLorean manufactured
January 20, 1981: American hostages leave Iran after 444 days