Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   In the year 1981 people magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips   

Feb 23   Spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 24   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1981.   

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

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

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   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   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   Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic in the year 1981.   

Mar 02   Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1981 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   CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1981.   

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

Mar 06   Soyuz 39 returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic   

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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   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

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 in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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