Historical Events In 1981

Jul 12   In the year 1981 in British Columbia, 48,000 BC woodworkers go on strike, shut down forest industry; 60,000 workers off the job by July 20.  

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

Jul 17   On this day in history fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B William 23 year old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta  

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   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69  

Jul 25   In the year 1981 voyager 2 encounters Saturn  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 26   NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1981.  

Jul 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer  

Jul 31   Arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn in the year 1981.  

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

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   In the year 1981 melvyn Douglas actor, dies at 80  

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

Aug 04   In the year 1981 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 in the year 1981.  

Aug 08   In the year 1981 uS announce plans to produce the neutron bomb  

Aug 10   Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business in the year 1981.  

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

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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   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

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

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1981 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   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 on this day in history.  

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