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

Feb 23   Spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails in the year 1981.   

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history l Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain   

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" in the year 1981.   

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

Mar 01   "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1981 bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies)   

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   On this day in history sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic   

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

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

Mar 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history george Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies   

Mar 06   Soyuz 39 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1981.   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.   

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   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   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 in the year 1981.   

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

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