Page 10: Historical Events In 1981

Jul 07   The inaugural solar-powered aircraft, Solar Challenger, crosses English Channel.   

Jul 08   Loring Smith, actor (Hartmans), dies at 86   

Jul 08   Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0)   

Jul 09   Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61   

Jul 09   The Jacksons begin a 36-city tour.   

Jul 10   CERN achieves inaugural proton-antiproton beam collision (570 GeV).   

Jul 11   Sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1000 m, 2 12.18   

Jul 12   Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73   

Jul 12   In British Columbia, 48000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60000 workers off the job by July 20.   

Jul 16   Harry Chapin dies at 39, when his car is rear-ended   

Jul 16   Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38.   

Jul 16   Shukuni Sasaki spins 72 plates simultaneously   

Jul 17   Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B William 23 year old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta.   

Jul 17   Humbar Estuary Bridge, UK, world's longest span (1.4 km), opens.   

Jul 17   Lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured.   

Jul 18   Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87.   

Jul 19   Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81   

Jul 22   Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life   

Jul 25   Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69   

Jul 25   Voyager 2 encounters Saturn   

Jul 26   2 climbers rappell 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela   

Jul 26   Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58   

Jul 26   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken and #2882 Tedesco.   

Jul 26   NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant.   

Jul 27   Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies.   

Jul 27   Ray Harrison dancer (American Song), dies at 64   

Jul 29   Nearly four billion people in seventy-four countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Charles, heir to the British throne, to a young English schoolteacher named Lady Diana Spence.   

Jul 29   Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer.   

Jul 31   Arnette Hubbard installed as inaugural woman president of the Natl Bar Assn.   

Jul 31   Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash   

Aug 01   MTV premiers this day.   

Aug 01   Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58   

Aug 03   Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered   

Aug 04   Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank for STS-2 mission   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),    

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),    

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),   

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,    

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,    

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,