Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   Spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament.   

Feb 23   Spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails.   

Feb 24   Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer   

Feb 24   Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

Feb 25   L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain   

Feb 25   The Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders.   

Feb 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 26   3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released.   

Feb 26   FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79   

Feb 27   Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747   

Feb 27   Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record "Ebony and Ivory".   

Feb 28   China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

Mar 01   "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.   

Mar 01   Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies)   

Mar 01   In this year, Sally Little claims LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic.   

Mar 01   IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.)   

Mar 02   Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists   

Mar 02   Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

Mar 02   Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30   

Mar 04   Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

Mar 05   Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64   

Mar 05   US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer.   

Mar 05   World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

Mar 06   CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast   

Mar 06   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

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

Mar 06   Soyuz 39 returns to Earth   

Mar 06   Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News"   

Mar 07   John Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73.   

Mar 07   The inaugural homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death.   

Mar 08   In this year, Nancy Lopez claims LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic   

Mar 09   Dan Rather is recorded as becoming primary anchorman of CBS-TV News   

Mar 10   In the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic.   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),    

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),    

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),    

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,   

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,   

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,