May 29, 1981 (Friday)
- Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer had two novels banned by the government of Indonesia on grounds that the two books Bumi Mamusia (This Earth of Mankind) and Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations) were an attempt to spread Communist teachings throughout that nation.
- Born: Andrei Arshavin, Russian soccer football player, captain of national team; in Leningrad
- Died: Soong Ching-ling, 90, widow of Sun Yat-sen and honorary president of China.
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