| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 01 1981 | Inex-Adria Flight Crashes In Corsica |
| December 04 1981 | South Africa Grants Independence To Ciskei |
| December 11 1981 | 900 Civilians Dead During Salvadoran Civil War |
| December 13 1981 | Martial Law Declared. Prevents Solidarity In Poland |
| December 14 1981 | Knesset Extends Israel Law To Occupied Golan Heigts |
| December 15 1981 | Suicide Car Bomb At Iraqi Embassy |
| December 17 1981 | American General Abducted In Italy |
| December 19 1981 | 16 Dead On Stricken Union Star |
| December 30 1981 | Gretzy Breaks Hockey Record His Third Year |
| December 31 1981 | A Coup Removes Ghana's President |