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The following events occurred in the year 1981:

Events

VoldemortmurdersLily — Lily Evans, killed on 31 October 1981.

31 October:
- Lord Voldemort kills James and Lily Potter, but his Killing Curse rebounds off infant Harry Potter, causing the Dark Lord to lose physical form and Harry to gain a lightning-shaped scar and become a Horcrux.^{[citation needed]}
- The First Wizarding War ends.^{[citation needed]}
- Horace Slughorn's fish dies.^{[citation needed]}
1 November:
- Sirius Black is arrested for the murder of Peter Pettigrew and twelve Muggles. In reality, Pettigrew faked his death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to Azkaban, without a trial.^{[citation needed]}
- Vernon and Petunia Dursley (née Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians when he is brought to 4 Privet Drive by Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid, and Minerva McGonagall.^{[citation needed]}
Horace Slughorn retires from his post at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.^{[citation needed]}
Severus Snape is appointed the new Potions Master at Hogwarts.^{[citation needed]}
Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. are arrested for the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom. The Longbottoms are committed to St. Mungo's and their infant son Neville is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, Augusta Longbottom.^{[citation needed]}

Births

Colin Creevey to Muggle parents Mr. and Mrs. Creevey (presumably)^{[citation needed]}
Luna Lovegood to Xenophilius Lovegood and Mrs. Lovegood (presumably)^{[citation needed]}
11 August: Ginny Weasley to Arthur and Molly Weasley.^{[citation needed]}

Deaths

July - Marlene McKinnon and her family^[1]
31 October: James and Lily Potter, Francis the fish.^{[citation needed]}
Edgar Bones, his wife, and their children^[1]
Dorcas Meadowes^[1]
Caradoc Dearborn^[1]
Fabian and Gideon Prewett^[1]
Adalbert Waffling^{[citation needed]}
Twelve Muggles, murdered by Peter Pettigrew^{[citation needed]}
Benjy Fenwick

Behind the scenes

Paul Davies, a British actor who portrayed a Death Eater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born on July 4^{[citation needed]}

External links

1981 on Wikipedia

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.

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[Timeline-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.

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-The following events occured in the year '''1981''':
+The following events occurred in the year '''1981''':
 ==Events==
+[[File:VoldemortmurdersLily.JPG|thumb|Lily Evans, killed on 31 October 1981.]]
-*[[October 31]]:
+* [[31 October]]:
-**[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] kills [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]], but his [[Killing Curse]] rebounds off infant [[Harry Potter]], causing him to lose physical form and Harry to gain a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-shaped scar]] later discovered to be a [[Horcrux]].
+** [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] kills [[James and Lily Potter]], but his [[Killing Curse]] rebounds off infant [[Harry Potter]], causing the Dark Lord to lose physical form and Harry to gain a [[Harry Potter's scars|lightning-shaped scar]] and become a [[Horcrux]].{{Fact}}
-**The [[First Wizarding War]] ends.
+** The [[First Wizarding War]] ends.{{Fact}}
-**[[November 1]] — [[Sirius Black]] is arrested for the murder of [[Peter Pettigrew]] and twelve [[Muggle]]s. In reality, Pettigrew faked his death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to [[Azkaban]], without a trial.
+** [[Horace Slughorn]]'s [[Francis|fish]] dies.{{Fact}}
-**[[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]] (nee Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians.
+* [[1 November]]:
-*[[Horace Slughorn]] retires from his post at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
+** [[Sirius Black]] is arrested for the murder of [[Peter Pettigrew]] and twelve [[Muggle]]s. In reality, Pettigrew faked his death and went into hiding. Black is sentenced to [[Azkaban]], without a trial.{{Fact}}
-*[[Severus Snape]] is appointed the new [[Potion|Potions]] Master at Hogwarts.
+** [[Vernon Dursley|Vernon]] and [[Petunia Dursley]] (née Evans) reluctantly become Harry James Potter's guardians when he is brought to [[4 Privet Drive]] by [[Albus Dumbledore]], [[Rubeus Hagrid]], and [[Minerva McGonagall]].{{Fact}}
-*[[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], and [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr]] are arrested for the [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] of [[Alice Longbottom|Alice]] and [[Frank Longbottom]]. The Longbottoms are committed to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St. Mungo's]] and their infant son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, [[Augusta Longbottom]].
+* [[Horace Slughorn]] retires from his post at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].{{Fact}}
+* [[Severus Snape]] is appointed the new [[Potion]]s Master at Hogwarts.{{Fact}}
+* [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], and [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]] are arrested for the [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]] of [[Alice and Frank Longbottom]]. The Longbottoms are committed to [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St. Mungo's]] and their infant son [[Neville Longbottom|Neville]] is taken into the care of his paternal grandmother, [[Augusta Longbottom]].{{Fact}}
 ==Births==
-*[[Colin Creevey]] to [[Muggle]] parents [[Colin Creevey's father|Mr.]] and [[Colin Creevey's mother|Mrs. Creevey]] (presumed).
+* [[Colin Creevey]] to [[Muggle]] parents [[Colin Creevey's father|Mr.]] and Mrs. Creevey (presumably){{Fact}}
-*[[Luna Lovegood]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] and [[Luna Lovegood's mother|Mrs. Lovegood]].
+* [[Luna Lovegood]] to [[Xenophilius Lovegood]] and [[Luna Lovegood's mother|Mrs. Lovegood]] (presumably){{Fact}}
-*[[August 11]] — [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] to [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and [[Molly Weasley]].
+* [[11 August]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] to [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and [[Molly Weasley]].{{Fact}}
 ==Deaths==
-*[[July]] - [[Marlene McKinnon]] and her [[McKinnon family|family]]<ref name="Timeline">In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnon died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.</ref>
+* [[July]] - [[Marlene McKinnon]] and her [[McKinnon family|family]]<ref name="Timeline">In Lily's letter to Sirius in Deathly Hallows you can work out that the McKinnons died around about July or early August in 1981 and as we know that Marlene McKinnon and her family died two weeks after the photo of the Order was taken, all the rest of the members of the Order who died (or disappeared) must have died some time inbetween July and October 31st in 1981.</ref>
-*[[October 31]] — [[James Potter I|James]] and [[Lily Evans|Lily Potter]].
+* [[31 October]]: [[James and Lily Potter]], [[Francis]] the fish.{{Fact}}
-*[[Edgar Bones]], his [[Edgar Bones' wife|wife]], and their children<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Edgar Bones]], his [[Edgar Bones's wife|wife]], and their children<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Dorcas Meadowes]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Dorcas Meadowes]]<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Gideon Prewett|Gideon]] and [[Fabian Prewett]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Caradoc Dearborn]]<ref name="Timeline" />
+* [[Fabian and Gideon Prewett]]<ref name="Timeline" />
-*[[Adalbert Waffling]]
+* [[Adalbert Waffling]]{{Fact}}
+* [[Peter Pettigrew's unidentified victims|Twelve Muggles]], murdered by [[Peter Pettigrew]]{{Fact}}
+* [[Benjy Fenwick]]
-==Muggle events==
+==Behind the scenes==
+* [[Paul Davies]], a [[Great Britain|British]] actor who portrayed a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', and in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', is born on [[4 July|July 4]]{{Fact}}
-*Martial law is declared in Poland.
-*Prince Charles and Lady Diana are married.
-*First launch of the space shuttle.
-*Australian Heavy Rock Band ''AC/DC'' release album ''Back in Black''
 ==See also==
-*[[Dating conventions]]
+* [[Dating conventions]]
+==External links==
+* {{Wikilink|1981}}
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