Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   In the year 1981 tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 13   On this day in history polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

Dec 14   Israel annexes Golan Heights in the year 1981.   

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   Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide in the year 1981.   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1981 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   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

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

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

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.   

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   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 05   On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.