Page 12: Historical Events In May - 01

1980  American Book Award William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff)   

1981  Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett   

1981  Harrison Williams (Senator-D-NJ) convicted on FBI Abscam charges.   

1981  Ottawa imposes special tax of $1.15 per barrel to pay for Petro-Canada's purchase of Petrofina, and are Albertans happy NOT   

1981  In this year, Radio Shack releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3.   

1981  Clarence A Bacote, historian/political scientist, dies at 75   

1982  1982 World's Fair in Knoxville TN opens.   

1982  Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72   

1983  The Sydney Entertainment Centre opens   

1983  V N Swamy, Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies.   

1984  Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1984  Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy.   

1984  Gordon Jenkins, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73.   

1985  "Communist" bomb attack results in the deaths of 2 firemen in Brussels.   

1985  US President Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua.   

1986  Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph.   

1986  Tass reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap.   

1986  Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole   

1987  British Customs seizes Air Canada jet at Heathrow Airport after discovering a major hashish shipment from India; plane released after Air Canada pays substantial fine.   

1987  Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun.   

1988  IRA attack in Roermond, results in the deaths of 3   

1988  Carroll Righter, astrologer, dies at 88 of postrate cancer.   

1989  135 acre Disney's MGM studio officially opens to the public.   

1989  US Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non-discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting.   

1989  David Webster, South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered.   

1990  Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62   

1991  A's Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal (vs Yankees).   

1991  Actor Robert Duvall weds Sharon Brophy   

1991  Angola's civil war ends   

1991  Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge   

1991  Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base.   

1991  Skin-Spit-Skin featuring lesbian, homosexual and heterosexual nude couples caressing, is seen by 5000 in NYC   

1991  Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies   

1992  Eric Houston results in the deaths of 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior   

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1218  John i: Count of hainaut   

1218  Rudolph i of germany: Emperor of the holy roman empire   

1238  Magnus vi lagabuter: King of norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund fitzalan: 9th earl of arundel, english politician   

1493  Phillippus paracelsus: Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus junius: [francois du jon], french/neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel jansz van mierevelt: Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van kinschot: Dutch treasurer   

0408  Arcadius: Eastern roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of scotland: First wife of henry i of england (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Dermot macmurrough: Last irish king of leinster,   

1240  Jacques de vitry: Cardinal-bishop of frascati and dean of the sacred college of cardinals   

1277  Death of Stefanus iv uros i de great: King of serbia (1243-76),   

1308  Death of Albrecht i van habsburg: German king (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Death of Louis vii: Duke of baveria (1413-43),   

1456  Hugues de lannoy: Flemish viceroy of holland/zealand,