Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1981
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May 10 On this day in history françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 On this day in history andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London
May 11 In the year 1981 bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36
May 11 Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks in the year 1981.
May 12 In the year 1981 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1981.
May 13 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II in the year 1981.
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
May 13 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square in the year 1981.
May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 on this day in history.
May 14 In the year 1981 the Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%.
May 15 On this day in history george Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 in the year 1981.
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 in the year 1981.
May 18 On this day in history arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73
May 21 François Mitterrand becomes President of France on this day in history.
May 21 On this day in history kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
May 21 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 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 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies in the year 1981.
May 22 In the year 1981 soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 On this day in history barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage
May 23 George Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83 in the year 1981.
May 23 In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain in the year 1981.
May 25 In the year 1981 al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified
May 25 In the year 1981 daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 in the year 1981.
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 in the year 1981.
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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