Historical Events In 1981
Saturday, 15 May 2021
Mar 31 On this day in history 53rd Academy Awards: "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win
Apr 01 In the year 1981 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 A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400 on this day in history.
Apr 03 Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.
Apr 03 Race riots in London's Brixton area on this day in history.
Apr 04 Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 in the year 1981.
Apr 04 Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 in the year 1981.
Apr 04 Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) on this day in history.
Apr 05 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez on this day in history.
Apr 05 Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 on this day in history.
Apr 05 In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo
Apr 05 In the year 1981 philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes
Apr 05 The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis in the year 1981.
Apr 06 On this day in history bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies
Apr 07 Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec in the year 1981.
Apr 08 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.
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 in the year 1981.
Apr 09 US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru in the year 1981.
Apr 10 On this day in history "Caveman" with Ringo premiers
Apr 10 In the year 1981 computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded
Apr 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on this day in history.
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 Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen on this day in history.
Apr 12 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 in the year 1981.
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 Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1981.
Apr 15 French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on this day in history.
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