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   On this day in history walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA  

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

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

Mar 15   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time  

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

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   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 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   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   Soyuz T-4 lands in the year 1981.  

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   On this day in history france performs nuclear test  

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   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   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   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.  

May 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.