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   On this day in history harry Chapin dies at 39, when his car is rear-ended   

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

Jul 16   In the year 1981 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 in the year 1981.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken & #2882 Tedesco   

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

Jul 27   In the year 1981 billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1981 mTV premiers this day   

Aug 01   Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58 in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80   

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 in the year 1981.   

Aug 05   Pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers on strike in the year 1981.   

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

Aug 08   US announce plans to produce the neutron bomb in the year 1981.   

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

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   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 02   On this day in history david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58