Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   On this day in history dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News  

Mar 10   In the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic in the year 1981.  

Mar 11   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins in the year 1981.  

Mar 12   On this day in history soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station  

Mar 12   In the year 1981 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 in the year 1981.  

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   In the year 1981 buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4  

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 in the year 1981.  

Mar 20   In the year 1981 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years  

Mar 20   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 24   "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC in the year 1981.  

Mar 24   Bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy in the year 1981.  

Mar 24   On this day in history colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba  

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   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   On this day in history john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr in the year 1981.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.  

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.  

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   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

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

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   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58