Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history 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   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   On this day in history "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 11   On this day in history ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

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

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   On this day in history space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on this day in history.   

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.   

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

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

Jan 06   In the year 1981 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

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   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.