Page 15: Historical Events In 1981
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Nov 16 Enid Markey, actress (Aunt Violet-Bringing Up Buddy), dies at 85 


Nov 16 Luke marries Laura on General Hospital 


Nov 16 William Holden, actor, dies at age 63 


Nov 17 Bob Eberly, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band), dies at 65. 


Nov 19 Griffiths Mxenge, South Afr's anti-apartheid advocate, murdered. 


Nov 20 Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship. 


Nov 20 In this year, Ringo releases "Stop and Smell the Roses" album. 


Nov 21 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75. 


Nov 21 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 and stays for 10 weeks. 


Nov 22 Andreina Pagnani, actress (Il Commandante), dies at 74 


Nov 25 Jack Albertson actor (Chico and the Man), dies at 74 


Nov 25 Jack Albertson, actor (Chico and the Man), dies at 74 


Nov 26 Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80. 


Nov 27 Lotte Lenya, singer/actress (From Russia With Love), dies in NY at 83. 


Nov 28 In this year, Bear Bryant claims his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg andbecome college football's winningest coach. 


Nov 29 Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), drowns at 43 (suicide). 


Nov 30 Porn star John Holmes arrested on fugitive charges. 


Nov 30 Robert H Harris, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 72 


Dec 01 180 dies as Yugoslav DC-9 jetliner slams into a mountain 


Dec 01 HIV/AIDS pandemic in Worldwide killing 32 million+ people. 


Dec 02 Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62. 


Dec 02 Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11 30 AM. 


Dec 02 Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM 


Dec 04 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV 


Dec 04 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence. Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa 


Dec 04 President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence. 


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). 


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