Page 14: Historical Events In 1981

Oct 11   LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds).   

Oct 11   Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum.   

Oct 13   Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84.   

Oct 13   Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt.   

Oct 14   Ingemar Liljefors, composer, dies at 74.   

Oct 15   Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies.   

Oct 16   Moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66   

Oct 17   David Guion, composer, dies at 88.   

Oct 19   Frank DeKova, actor (F Troop), dies   

Oct 20   3 members of Weather underground arrested for armored truck robbery.   

Oct 22   Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies.   

Oct 22   Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified.   

Oct 22   US national debt tops $1 trillion.   

Oct 23   US national debt hits $1 trillion.   

Oct 24   Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25.   

Oct 25   Ariel Durant, US author (Story of Civilization), dies at 83   

Oct 27   Andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.   

Oct 27   John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94   

Oct 28   Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia.   

Oct 29   William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85.   

Oct 30   Georges Brassens, French screenwriter, dies   

Nov 01   Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day).   

Nov 04   Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 secs remaining.   

Nov 05   Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine   

Nov 07   Will Durant, US author (story of civilization), dies at 96.   

Nov 10   Abel Gance, french movie director (J'accuse), dies at 92.   

Nov 12   2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2)   

Nov 12   inaugural balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)   

Nov 12   US space shuttle Columbia, inaugural space vehicle to make a second trip, launched.   

Nov 13   In this year, Ringo releases "Wrack My Brains"   

Nov 14   2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth   

Nov 14   Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again   

Nov 14   VIA cuts nearly 20% of its services   

Nov 15   Enid Markey, actress (Foolish Mothers, Civilization), dies at 85.   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.