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   On this day in history chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins  

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

Mar 12   Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA in the year 1981.  

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

Mar 14   In the year 1981 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies  

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 in the year 1981.  

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time on this day in history.  

Mar 19   On this day in history emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time  

Mar 20   Argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years in the year 1981.  

Mar 20   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor in the year 1981.  

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 in the year 1981.  

Mar 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1981.  

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   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79  

Mar 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1981 dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91  

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1981 uS President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt  

Mar 31   In the year 1981 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win  

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

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

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

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 in the year 1981.  

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.  

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69  

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.