About the day » Sunday September 27, 1981Calender converter

• Gabrielle de Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz, Linz, Haute-Autriche, Autriche († 1982)
• Anne Ophuis († 2003)
• Princess Gabrielle of Salm und Reifferscheidt († 1982)

• Anthony {Tony} Vanella (65), Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
• Benjamin (Ben) van Reeven (49)
• Arina Jansje in 't Veld (57), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Claire Paula Swinkels (15)
• Coenraad Boas (77), Amsterdam
• Albert Joseph (Albert) Strauven (64), Sint-Truiden, België
• Clementia Agatha Schilperoort (87), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Cornelis Geurse (67), Den Haag, Nederland
• "Thyra" Anastasia Alexandrine Marie-Louise Olga Cecilie Charlotte Elisabeth Emma von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (62), Flensburg, Allemagne
• Anna Evans (68), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

• 1979 » Jon Garland, American baseball player
• 1980 » Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna
• 1980 » Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1981 » Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
• 1981 » Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
• 1981 » Sophie Crumb, American author and illustrator
• 1982 » Darrent Williams, American football player († 2007)
• 1982 » Jon McLaughlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1982 » Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1982 » Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer

• 1972 » S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)
• 1974 » Silvio Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and academic (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1876)
• 1979 » Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (b. 1898)
• 1979 » Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
• 1981 » Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904)
• 1983 » Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (b. 1911)
• 1984 » Chronis Exarhakos, Greek actor (b. 1932)
• 1985 » Lloyd Nolan, American actor (b. 1902)
• 1986 » Cliff Burton, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1962)

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
• January 19 » Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
• April 12 » The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
• August 3 » Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
• August 10 » 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 and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
• August 12 » The IBM Personal Computer is released.
• September 26 » Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

The temperature on September 27, 1981 was between 8.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.