November 27, 1981 (Friday)
- Bone relics, said to have been those of Sakyamuni Buddha, were discovered by explorers in a cave near the Yunju Temple and 40 miles from Beijing. Venerated by Chinese Buddhists, the Yunju relics are now kept at the Capital Museum in Beijing.
- Died: Lotte Lenya, 83, Austrian singer; and actress Aida Ward, African-American singer
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