Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1981
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
May 10 François Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France in the year 1981. 
May 11 Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London in the year 1981.
May 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 On this day in history carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
May 13 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II on this day in history.
May 13 In the year 1981 pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
May 14 In the year 1981 nASA launches space vehicle S-192
May 14 The Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98% on this day in history.
May 15 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK on this day in history.
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 in the year 1981.
May 16 In the year 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
May 16 On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 In the year 1981 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
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 In the year 1981 kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
May 21 In the year 1981 stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 in the year 1981.
May 21 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies on this day in history.
May 22 On this day in history soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 On this day in history 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 NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.
May 24 On this day in history 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 in the year 1981.
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.
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 On this day in history soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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