Historical Events In 1981

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

Jul 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1981.  

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

Jul 17   On this day in history lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured  

Jul 18   Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 22   Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life on this day in history.  

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

Jul 25   Voyager 2 encounters Saturn in the year 1981.  

Jul 26   2 climbers rappell 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1981 donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58  

Jul 26   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken & #2882 Tedesco on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 27   On this day in history ray Harrison dancer (American Song), dies at 64  

Jul 29   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1981 arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn  

Jul 31   On this day in history gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash  

Aug 01   MTV premiers this day in the year 1981.  

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

Aug 03   In the year 1981 robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered  

Aug 04   In the year 1981 columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission  

Aug 04   Melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80  

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

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

Aug 06   NASA launches Fltsatcom-5, it failed on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 the Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes  

Aug 12   In the year 1981 iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0  

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress  

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

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)  

Jan 05   On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

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

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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