Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

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

Apr 01   On this day in history d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   On this day in history arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 in the year 1981.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez   

Apr 05   On this day in history bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 07   Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   On this day in history ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   On this day in history valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 first launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry.   

Apr 12   First space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 13   In the year 1981 wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)   

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

Apr 14   On this day in history the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 in the year 1981.   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

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

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.   

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

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