Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   People magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips in the year 1981.  

Feb 23   In the year 1981 spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament  

Feb 23   On this day in history spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails  

Feb 24   Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in the year 1981.  

Feb 24   In the year 1981 jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower  

Feb 25   L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain in the year 1981.  

Feb 25   The Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders on this day in history.  

Feb 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

Feb 26   3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on this day in history.  

Feb 26   FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 in the year 1981.  

Feb 26   French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1981 greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747  

Feb 27   Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory" on this day in history.  

Feb 28   China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan in the year 1981.  

Mar 01   In the year 1981 "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances  

Mar 01   On this day in history alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports  

Mar 01   Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies) on this day in history.  

Mar 01   IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.) on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC in the year 1981.  

Mar 02   In the year 1981 janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30  

Mar 04   Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies in the year 1981.  

Mar 05   Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64 in the year 1981.  

Mar 05   On this day in history uS government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer  

Mar 05   In the year 1981 world Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)  

Mar 06   CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast in the year 1981.  

Mar 06   In the year 1981 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

Mar 06   George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 06   In the year 1981 soyuz 39 returns to Earth  

Mar 06   Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" in the year 1981.  

Mar 07   John Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73 in the year 1981.  

Mar 07   The first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic  

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born on this day in history.  

May 19   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter  

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)  

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)  

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 in the year 1981.  

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