Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1981 in the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic  

Mar 11   On this day in history chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins  

Mar 12   On this day in history soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station  

Mar 12   Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA in the year 1981.  

Mar 13   Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca in the year 1981.  

Mar 14   Ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker  

Mar 17   FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms on this day in history.  

Mar 19   2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident in the year 1981.  

Mar 19   In the year 1981 buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4  

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time in the year 1981.  

Mar 20   In the year 1981 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years  

Mar 20   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on this day in history.  

Mar 22   On this day in history postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢  

Mar 22   Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 in the year 1981.  

Mar 23   Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions on this day in history.  

Mar 24   "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC on this day in history.  

Mar 24   Bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy on this day in history.  

Mar 24   In the year 1981 colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba  

Mar 26   On this day in history cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77  

Mar 26   Police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 lands  

Mar 26   The British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four' in the year 1981.  

Mar 27   John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK in the year 1981.  

Mar 28   France performs nuclear test on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1981 viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua  

Mar 29   Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Mar 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1981.  

Mar 30   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 in the year 1981.  

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr in the year 1981.  

Mar 30   US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt in the year 1981.  

Mar 31   In the year 1981 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win  

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

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1981 birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler  

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

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

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