Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 in the year 1981.   

Dec 10   In the year 1981 john Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89   

Dec 11   Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick on this day in history.   

Dec 11   Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center in the year 1981.   

Dec 11   In the year 1981 uN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General   

Dec 12   Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) in the year 1981.   

Dec 13   Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Israel annexes Golan Heights on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V   

Dec 17   On this day in history members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier   

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

Dec 20   On this day in history "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway   

Dec 27   On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82   

Dec 28   Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41   

Dec 30   On this day in history wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season   

Dec 31   Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

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

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.   

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.   

May 22   On this day in history birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   In the year 1981 death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.   

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