Page 11: 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 in the year 1981.   

Jul 16   Harry Chapin dies at 39, when his car is rear-ended in the year 1981.   

Jul 16   In the year 1981 harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38   

Jul 16   Shukuni Sasaki spins 72 plates simultaneously in the year 1981.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Humbar Estuary Bridge, UK, world's longest span (1.4 km), opens on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1981 lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured   

Jul 18   On this day in history wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87   

Jul 19   Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1981 turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life   

Jul 25   Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69 in the year 1981.   

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   Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.   

Jul 26   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken & #2882 Tedesco   

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

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

Jul 27   Ray Harrison dancer (American Song), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1981.   

Jul 31   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history mTV premiers this day   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80   

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

Aug 04   On this day in history oliver North is assigned to White House duty   

Aug 05   In the year 1981 pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers on strike   

Aug 06   On this day in history nASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed   

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

Aug 10   On this day in history coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business   

Aug 10   On this day in history the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.   

Jan 01   In the year 1981 death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 in the year 1981.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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.