Historical Events In 1981

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 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   In the year 1981 humbar Estuary Bridge, UK, world's longest span (1.4 km), opens  

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

Jul 18   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69  

Jul 25   On this day in history voyager 2 encounters Saturn  

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

Jul 26   Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer  

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

Jul 31   In the year 1981 gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash  

Aug 01   In the year 1981 mTV premiers this day  

Aug 01   Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.  

Aug 03   On this day in history robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

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

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.  

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

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