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   In the year 1981 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   The Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 french Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run  

Feb 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 in the year 1981.  

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 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   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history soyuz 39 returns to Earth  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1981.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress  

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter  

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.  

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51  

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   On this day in history a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84  

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.  

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

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