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   Spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament in the year 1981.   

Feb 23   Spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released in the year 1981.   

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

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

Feb 27   Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 in the year 1981.   

Feb 27   In the year 1981 paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory"   

Feb 28   China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1981.   

Mar 02   On this day in history aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists   

Mar 02   On this day in history howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

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

Mar 05   US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history john Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73   

Mar 07   The first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death in the year 1981.   

Mar 08   In the year 1981 nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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