Historical Events In 1981

Jul 12   In British Columbia, 48,000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60,000 workers off the job by July 20 on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1981 harry Chapin dies at 39, when his car is rear-ended  

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

Jul 16   Shukuni Sasaki spins 72 plates simultaneously on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1981.  

Jul 17   Humbar Estuary Bridge, UK, world's longest span (1.4 km), opens in the year 1981.  

Jul 17   Lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured in the year 1981.  

Jul 18   Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87 in the year 1981.  

Jul 19   On this day in history louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81  

Jul 22   Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life in the year 1981.  

Jul 25   Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Voyager 2 encounters Saturn on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1981 2 climbers rappell 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela  

Jul 26   On this day in history donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58  

Jul 26   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken & #2882 Tedesco in the year 1981.  

Jul 26   In the year 1981 nY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant  

Jul 27   On this day in history billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies  

Jul 27   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn  

Jul 31   Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash in the year 1981.  

Aug 01   MTV premiers this day on this day in history.  

Aug 01   In the year 1981 paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58  

Aug 03   Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered in the year 1981.  

Aug 04   On this day in history columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission  

Aug 04   Melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80 in the year 1981.  

Aug 04   In the year 1981 melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80  

Aug 04   Oliver North is assigned to White House duty on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers on strike  

Aug 06   In the year 1981 nASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed  

Aug 08   On this day in history uS announce plans to produce the neutron bomb  

Aug 10   Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1981 the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes  

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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 in the year 1981.  

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.  

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

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)  

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.  

Jan 05   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.  

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