Page 5: Historical Events In 1981

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

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

Mar 14   On this day in history ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies   

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

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

Mar 26   In the year 1981 cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77   

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

Mar 26   On this day in history soyuz T-4 lands   

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 in the year 1981.   

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

Mar 28   On this day in history 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   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 in the year 1981.   

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   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 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 in the year 1981.   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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