Editing 1981 (section)

===February===
{{Main|February 1981}}
* [[February 4]] – [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Norway]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Christine Ingebritsen|title=Scandinavia in World Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i64UAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-0965-8|page=59}}</ref>
* [[February 8]] – In Greece, 20 fans of [[Olympiacos F.C.]] and 1 fan of [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] die, while 54 are injured, after a stampede at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] in [[Piraeus]], possibly because Gate 7 does not open immediately after the end of the game.
* [[February 9]] – Polish Prime Minister [[Józef Pińkowski]] resigns and is replaced by General [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Neal Ascherson|title=The Book of Lech Wałęsa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSooAQAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-671-45684-9|page=14}}</ref>
* [[February 14]] – [[Stardust fire]]: A fire at the Stardust nightclub in [[Artane, Dublin]], Ireland, in the early hours kills 48 young people and injures 214.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Neil|last1=Fetherstonhaugh|first2=Tony|last2=McCullagh|title=They Never Came Home: The Stardust Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3IiAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Merlin|isbn=978-1-903582-09-1|page=8}}</ref> In 2024 these will be declared as [[unlawful killing]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0rvgg7dlzo|title=Jury delivers unlawful killing verdict in Stardust inquest|last=Moore|first=Aoife|date=2024-04-18|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=2024-04-18}}</ref>
* [[February 17]]–[[February 22|22]] – [[Pope John Paul II]] visits the [[Philippines]].
* [[February 23]] – [[1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt]] ("23-F"): [[Antonio Tejero]], with members of the [[Civil Guard (Spain)|Guardia Civil]], enters the [[Congress of Deputies (Spain)|Spanish Congress of Deputies]] and stops the session where [[Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo]] is about to be named president of the government. The coup fails after being denounced by King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Daily Report. West Europe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y__gbCETNEQC|year=1990|publisher=The Service|page=30}}</ref>
* [[February 24]] – A powerful {{M|s|6.7|link=yes}} magnitude earthquake hits [[Athens]], killing 22 people, injuring 400 people and destroying several buildings and 4,000 houses, mostly in [[Corinth]] and the nearby towns of [[Loutraki]], [[Kiato]] and [[Xylokastro]].