Historical Events In 1981

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1981 chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins  

Mar 12   Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station in the year 1981.  

Mar 12   Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca on this day in history.  

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

Mar 15   Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker in the year 1981.  

Mar 17   On this day in history fC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms  

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

Mar 19   Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 in the year 1981.  

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

Mar 19   In the year 1981 emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time  

Mar 20   Argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years in the year 1981.  

Mar 20   On this day in history jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor  

Mar 22   Postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢ in the year 1981.  

Mar 22   In the year 1981 soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6  

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

Mar 24   "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC in the year 1981.  

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   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 in the year 1981.  

Mar 26   Police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia in the year 1981.  

Mar 26   Soyuz T-4 lands on this day in history.  

Mar 26   The British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four' on this day in history.  

Mar 27   John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1981 france performs nuclear test  

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua in the year 1981.  

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

Mar 29   In the year 1981 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Mar 30   On this day in history dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91  

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1981 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 in the year 1981.  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.  

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   On this day in history birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler  

Jan 01   In the year 1981 death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)  

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58