Historical Events In 1981

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   On this day in history arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

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

Apr 04   Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

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

Apr 05   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1981 norman Taurog, dies   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

Apr 14   In the year 1981 the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

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   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   In the year 1981 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   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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