Page 5: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 11   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins.   

Mar 12   Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

Mar 12   Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA.   

Mar 13   Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca   

Mar 14   Ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies.   

Mar 15   Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker.   

Mar 17   FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms.   

Mar 19   2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident.   

Mar 19   Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4   

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time.   

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time   

Mar 20   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor   

Mar 22   Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6.   

Mar 23   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   

Mar 24   Bombay beat Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy.   

Mar 24   Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba   

Mar 26   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77   

Mar 26   Police and Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia.   

Mar 26   Soyuz T-4 lands   

Mar 26   The British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four'   

Mar 27   In this year, John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK.   

Mar 28   France performs nuclear test.   

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the inaugural Test at his home Antigua.   

Mar 29   Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad and Tobago), dies at 79.   

Mar 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

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

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr.   

Mar 30   US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt   

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards: "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

Apr 01   D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   A Gilmore and P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),    

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),   

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),    

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,   

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,    

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,