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June 12, 1981

On June 12, 1981, the first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters. The year's #1 song was "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. Antonis Fotsis, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Laura Bell Bundy would arrive in the same year.

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1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.

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On June 12, 1981

  1. 1981 The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters.

    American film franchise

    Indiana Jones is an American media franchise consisting of five films and a prequel television series, along with games, comics, and tie-in novels. The franchise centers on the adventures of Dr. , a fictional professor of archaeology.

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Born on June 12, 1981

Raitis Grafs 1981– Latvian basketball player
Adriana Lima 1981– Brazilian model (born 1981)

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Others born in 1981

Antonis Fotsis 1981– Greek basketball player
Bjørn Einar Romøren 1981– Norwegian ski jumper
Laura Bell Bundy 1981– American actress and singer
Liz McClarnon 1981– English singer and dancer
Michael Pitt 1981– American actor, model and musician
Alexei Semenov 1981– Russian ice hockey player

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