Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News on this day in history.  

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   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   Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker on this day in history.  

Mar 17   On this day in history fC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms  

Mar 19   2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident in the year 1981.  

Mar 19   Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 in the year 1981.  

Mar 19   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢  

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   In the year 1981 "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC  

Mar 24   On this day in history bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy  

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

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

Mar 26   On this day in history police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia  

Mar 26   In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 lands  

Mar 26   In the year 1981 the British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four'  

Mar 27   On this day in history john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK  

Mar 28   In the year 1981 france performs nuclear test  

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua in the year 1981.  

Mar 29   Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Mar 29   In the year 1981 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

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 in the year 1981.  

Mar 30   US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt on this day in history.  

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win on this day in history.  

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.  

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter  

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

May 22   In the year 1981 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   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.  

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 in the year 1981.  

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

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.  

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