Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56.   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros is recorded as becoming 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez.   

Apr 05   Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   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.   

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

Apr 08   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante.   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies.   

Apr 09   Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born.   

Apr 09   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

Apr 10   "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85.   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen   

Apr 12   Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 12   inaugural 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   inaugural space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable.   

Apr 13   In this year, Wash Post Janet Cooke claims Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax).   

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   The inaugural space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

Apr 16   Columbia space shuttle returns [04/24]   

Apr 16   Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies   

Apr 16   The inaugural American space shutte, Columbia, returns safely to Earth.   

Apr 19   Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),    

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),    

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),   

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,   

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,    

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,