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

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

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   In the year 1981 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   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   NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies in the year 1981.  

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 in the year 1981.  

Jul 29   In the year 1981 prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer  

Jul 31   In the year 1981 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   MTV premiers this day in the year 1981.  

Aug 01   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 10   The Richard Nixon Museum in San Clemente closes on this day in history.  

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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   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born on this day in history.  

May 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69  

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.