Page 15: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 08   Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64   

Dec 09   Porn star John Holmes charged with Laurel Canyon murders.   

Dec 09   Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56.   

Dec 10   John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89.   

Dec 11   Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick.   

Dec 11   Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center   

Dec 11   UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General.   

Dec 12   Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)   

Dec 13   Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

Dec 14   Israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier.   

Dec 18   Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide.   

Dec 20   "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway   

Dec 27   Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82   

Dec 28   Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the inaugural US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.   

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41   

Dec 30   Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season.   

Dec 31   Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60   

Dec 31   Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana.   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),    

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),    

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),   

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,   

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,    

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,