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November 16, 1981

On November 16, 1981, aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99. 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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The year in brief

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 November 16, 1981

  1. 1981 Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99.

    1981 aviation accident

    Aeroflot Flight 3603 was a Tupolev Tu-154 operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krasnoyarsk to Noril'sk, both in the Soviet Union, that crashed while attempting to land on 17 November 1981. Of the 167 passengers and crew on board, 99 were killed in the accident.

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Born on November 16, 1981

Fernando Cabrera 1981– Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1981)
Allison Crowe 1981– Canadian musician (born 1981)
Caitlin Glass 1981– American voice actress
Kate Miller-Heidke 1981– Australian singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Osi Umenyiora 1981– British-Nigerian American football player (born 1981)

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The class of 1981

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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