Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1981 israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 15   NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

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   "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway in the year 1981.   

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 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   In the year 1981 frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60   

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   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.