Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1981
Saturday, 27 July 2024
May 10 François Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France on this day in history. 
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 In the year 1981 kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
May 12 Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies on this day in history.
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1981.
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 On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-192
May 14 On this day in history the Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%.
May 15 In the year 1981 george Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK
May 15 On this day in history soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks in the year 1981.
May 16 In the year 1981 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 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand becomes President of France
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA on this day in history.
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 In the year 1981 yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies
May 22 On this day in history soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 In the year 1981 barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage
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 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 in the year 1981.
May 24 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain on this day in history.
May 25 On this day in history al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified
May 25 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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