Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   On this day in history people magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips   

Feb 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

Feb 24   On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

Feb 25   In the year 1981 l Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain   

Feb 25   In the year 1981 the Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders   

Feb 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1981.   

Feb 26   In the year 1981 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released   

Feb 26   FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run in the year 1981.   

Feb 27   Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory"   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies) in the year 1981.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1981 uS government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer   

Mar 05   World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history cBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast.   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1981 george Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies   

Mar 06   In the year 1981 soyuz 39 returns to Earth   

Mar 06   On this day in history walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News"   

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 in the year 1981.   

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic 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   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   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   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.   

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   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   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.   

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