Historical Events In 1981

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81  

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 in the year 1981.  

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1981.  

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

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

Aug 01   In the year 1981 mTV premiers this day  

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

Aug 03   Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered in the year 1981.  

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   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   On this day in history pres Regan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers on strike  

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   In the year 1981 coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business  

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

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

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

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.  

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

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 in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.  

Jan 03   In the year 1981 death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1981 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58