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

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 in the year 1981.   

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 in the year 1981.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   On this day in history 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   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢ on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history "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   Police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia in the year 1981.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   France performs nuclear test in the year 1981.   

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   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

Mar 30   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

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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 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

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   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.