Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News in the year 1981.   

Mar 10   In the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins in the year 1981.   

Mar 12   Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station in the year 1981.   

Mar 12   On this day in history walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA   

Mar 13   In the year 1981 attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca   

Mar 14   In the year 1981 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies   

Mar 15   On this day in history suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker   

Mar 17   FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4   

Mar 19   On this day in history emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time   

Mar 20   In the year 1981 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

Mar 20   In the year 1981 jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor   

Mar 22   Postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢ in the year 1981.   

Mar 22   Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1981 "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC   

Mar 24   In the year 1981 bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy   

Mar 24   On this day in history colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba   

Mar 26   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia   

Mar 26   Soyuz T-4 lands in the year 1981.   

Mar 26   In the year 1981 the British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four'   

Mar 27   John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history france performs nuclear test   

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua in the year 1981.   

Mar 29   On this day in history eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79   

Mar 29   In the year 1981 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Mar 30   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 in the year 1981.   

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr in the year 1981.   

Mar 30   US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 05   On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

Jan 06   In the year 1981 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.   

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.