Historical Events In 1981

Dec 11   Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick in the year 1981.  

Dec 11   In the year 1981 spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center  

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 in the year 1981.  

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

Dec 15   On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V  

Dec 17   In the year 1981 members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier  

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

Dec 20   In the year 1981 "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway  

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

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

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 in the year 1981.  

Dec 30   Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season in the year 1981.  

Dec 31   Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1981.  

Dec 31   Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana in the year 1981.  

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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 in the year 1981.  

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58