Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1981
Thursday, 09 May 2024
May 10 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London on this day in history.
May 11 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 in the year 1981.
May 11 On this day in history kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
May 12 Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies in the year 1981.
May 13 On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
May 13 In the year 1981 dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
May 13 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square on this day in history.
May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 in the year 1981.
May 14 The Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98% in the year 1981.
May 15 On this day in history george Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks in the year 1981.
May 16 On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 In the year 1981 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
May 18 On this day in history arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73
May 21 François Mitterrand becomes President of France in the year 1981.
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA on this day in history.
May 21 In the year 1981 stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies on this day in history.
May 22 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth on this day in history.
May 23 On this day in history barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage
May 23 George Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83 in the year 1981.
May 23 NASA launches Intelsat V in the year 1981.
May 24 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 in the year 1981.
May 24 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 In the year 1981 hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified in the year 1981.
May 25 Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours on this day in history.
May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 in the year 1981.
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on this day in history.
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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