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

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

Apr 04   On this day in history henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez in the year 1981.   

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

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   Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec in the year 1981.   

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

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

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

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 10   "Caveman" with Ringo premiers in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 13   On this day in history wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)   

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

Apr 14   In the year 1981 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   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history 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   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   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1981 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58