Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

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

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

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   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1981 race riots in London's Brixton area   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

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

Apr 05   Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies   

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

Apr 08   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   On this day in history gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   On this day in history uS sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

Apr 10   On this day in history "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 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   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 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 12   Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 14   In the year 1981 space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1981 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

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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 in the year 1981.   

Apr 28   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

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   In the year 1981 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.