Historical Events In 1981

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

Apr 01   In the year 1981 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65  

Apr 01   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante in the year 1981.  

Apr 02   A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)  

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

Apr 05   Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes in the year 1981.  

Apr 05   The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 07   In the year 1981 willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec  

Apr 08   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante in the year 1981.  

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1981 marie Ney, dies at 85  

Apr 11   In the year 1981 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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   First space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable in the year 1981.  

Apr 12   In the year 1981 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78  

Apr 13   Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth on this day in history.  

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

Apr 15   On this day in history french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67  

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress  

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress  

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

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   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   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1981.