Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News in the year 1981.  

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   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins in the year 1981.  

Mar 12   In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station  

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

Mar 13   On this day in history attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca  

Mar 14   In the year 1981 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies  

Mar 15   Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1981 fC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms  

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

Mar 19   On this day in history buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4  

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years  

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   In the year 1981 "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC  

Mar 24   In the year 1981 bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy  

Mar 24   Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba in the year 1981.  

Mar 26   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1981 police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia  

Mar 26   In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 lands  

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

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

Mar 28   On this day in history france performs nuclear test  

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 in the year 1981.  

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

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

Mar 30   On this day in history president Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr  

Mar 30   In the year 1981 uS President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt  

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

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

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

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born on this day in history.  

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

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   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)  

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   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 in the year 1981.  

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 in the year 1981.  

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

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

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