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May 10 On this day in history françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 In the year 1981 andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London
May 11 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on this day in history.
May 11 Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks on this day in history.
May 12 On this day in history benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 In the year 1981 carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
May 13 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II on this day in history.
May 13 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded in the year 1981.
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 in the year 1981.
May 14 On this day in history the Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%.
May 15 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK in the year 1981.
May 15 In the year 1981 soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks on this day in history.
May 16 On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
May 18 In the year 1981 arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73
May 21 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand becomes President of France
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA in the year 1981.
May 21 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.
May 21 On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies in the year 1981.
May 22 In the year 1981 soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage on this day in history.
May 23 In the year 1981 george Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83
May 23 On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V
May 24 In the year 1981 bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500
May 24 George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 in the year 1981.
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain on this day in history.
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.
May 25 Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours on this day in history.
May 25 In the year 1981 rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
May 26 On this day in history marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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