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   On this day in history muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick  

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

Dec 11   On this day in history uN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General  

Dec 12   In the year 1981 wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)  

Dec 13   In the year 1981 polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists  

Dec 14   In the year 1981 israel annexes Golan Heights  

Dec 15   NASA launches Intelsat V in the year 1981.  

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier in the year 1981.  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1981.  

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

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress  

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   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress  

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

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   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 in the year 1981.  

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

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   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

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