Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

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

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 in the year 1981.   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area in the year 1981.   

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

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

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) in the year 1981.   

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

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

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   On this day in history philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis in the year 1981.   

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   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   On this day in history scott Gwartz was born   

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

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

Apr 10   In the year 1981 computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 marie Ney, dies at 85   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 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   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   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 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

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   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58