Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails   

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

Feb 24   Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   The Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders in the year 1981.   

Feb 25   In the year 1981 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1981 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   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.) in the year 1981.   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic   

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   On this day in history janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30   

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

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

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

Mar 06   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

Mar 06   George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 the first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death   

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

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 in the year 1981.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.