Historical Events In 1981

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards: "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win in the year 1981.   

Apr 01   On this day in history d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1981 race riots in London's Brixton area   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes on this day in history.   

Apr 05   The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88 in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 uS sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

Apr 10   "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 marie Ney, dies at 85   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 first launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry.   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 first space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 13   On this day in history wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)   

Apr 14   In the year 1981 space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on this day in history.   

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 in the year 1981.   

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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   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   In the year 1981 birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   In the year 1981 death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 in the year 1981.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.