* 1933 – Joke Smit, Dutch activist and politician ( d. 1981 )

In 1981, they became Dutch champions and UEFA Cup finalists.

* 1981 – Guillaume Elmont, Dutch judoka

* 1981 – Kim Lammers, Dutch field hockey player

The 1980 album Wait a Minute ... is a minor success, but the follow-up albums Modern Times Revive ( 1981 ) and Frisz & Sympatisz ( 1982 ) fail to make the Dutch album charts.

* 1981 – Joost Posthuma, Dutch professional cyclist

* 1981 – Mark Looms, Dutch footballer

* 1981 – Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer

* 1981 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer

* 1981 – Max Euwe, Dutch chess player ( b. 1901 )

More recently, on February 23, 1981, the Nijmegen Police Department and the Dutch Army stormed the Piersonstraat and Zeigelhof, a squatted housing block in the city centre of Nijmegen.

* 1981 – Ali B, Dutch rapper

* 1981 – Gregory Sedoc, Dutch athlete

* 1981 – Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver

* 1981 – Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress

* 1981 – Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver

* May 20 – Max Euwe, Dutch chess player ( died 1981 )

In the Dutch general election of 1981 the VVD lost two seats and its partner the CDA lost even more.

In 1981, on his 19th birthday, Gullit made his international debut as a substitute for the Netherlands national team against Switzerland, a game the Dutch lost 2 – 1.

* 1981 – " Lies " / " Changing Places " ( Dutch )

* Maarten van der Weijden ( 1981 ), long distance swimmer ; Dutch Sportsman of the year 2008

* Marnix Kolder ( 1981 ), Dutch footballer

Machgielis ( Max ) Euwe () ( May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981 ) was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author.

* Joost Posthuma ( b. 1981 ), Dutch cyclist

The Evangelical People's Party was a relatively new party, founded in 1981, as a splinter group from the Christian Democratic Appeal, the largest party of the Dutch centre-right.

One example is Grand Pianola Music ( 1981 – 82 ), a humorous piece that purposely draws its content from musical cliches.

* Grand Slam ( The Isley Brothers album ), a 1981 album by the Isley Brothers

Hawn at Grand Hôtel ( Stockholm ) | Grand Hôtel in Stockholm 1981

* Philippe Étancelin ( 1896 – 1981 ), Grand Prix motor racing

Propaganda Due (), or P2, was a Masonic lodge operating under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of Italy from 1945 to 1976 ( when its charter was withdrawn ), and a pseudo-Masonic, " black ", or " covert " lodge operating illegally ( in contravention of Article 18 of the Constitution of Italy banning secret associations ) from 1976 to 1981.

* Famous Last Words ( 1981 ) ( translated into French as Le Grand Elysium Hôtel )

But he was passed fit to ride in the 1981 Grand National and paired with Aldaniti, a horse deprived in his youth and who had only recently recovered from chronic leg problems.

Despite the off-field troubles, Carlton continued to thrive on-field, and Parkin led the team to back-to-back premierships in 1981 and 1982, with victories in the Grand Finals against Collingwood and respectively.

A string of eight Grand Final losses, often by narrow margins, between 1960 and 1981 gave rise to a perception that the club was prone to " choking ", a phenomenon wittily dubbed " Colliwobbles ".

*: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon ( 26 / 10 / 1981 )

The club was closed in 1981 and converted into the Americana Resort, and later to the present Grand Geneva Resort.

* 1981 Grand Prix World Cup-IFBB, 2nd

* 1981 Grand Prix Washington-IFBB, Winner

* 1981 Grand Prix New York-IFBB, Winner

* 1981 Grand Prix New England-IFBB, 2nd

* 1981 Grand Prix Louisiana-IFBB, Winner

* 1981 Grand Prix California-IFBB, Winner

Grand Funk Railroad reunited in 1981 without Frost and with Dennis Bellinger replacing Schacher on bass.

* Grand Funk Lives ( 1981 )

From 1977 to 1981, Styx released four consecutive albums that have been certified Multi-Platinum, for at least 2 million units sold each, by the RIAA: The Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight, Cornerstone, and Paradise Theatre.

* Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour ( France, 1998 ; previously Commander, 1987, and Officer, 1981 )

* Bob Champion, jockey who won the 1981 Grand National, despite having recently been diagnosed with cancer

* Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg, the Grand Duke's eldest son, born on November 11, 1981.