Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

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

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   UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 15   In the year 1981 nASA launches Intelsat V   

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide in the year 1981.   

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

Dec 27   Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 in the year 1981.   

Dec 28   Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia in the year 1981.   

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.   

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 in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.   

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