Historical Events In 1981

May 27   In the year 1981 john Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol  

May 27   Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris France on this day in history.  

May 27   In the year 1981 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

May 28   On this day in history mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC  

May 29   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1981.  

May 30   "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday) on this day in history.  

May 30   Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers in the year 1981.  

May 30   Ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated on this day in history.  

Jun 01   Carl Vinson, (Rep-D-Ga, 1914-64), dies at 97 on this day in history.  

Jun 02   Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be in the year 1981.  

Jun 03   In the year 1981 carleton Coon, anthropology prof (What in the World), dies at 76  

Jun 03   In the year 1981 pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life  

Jun 04   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt, #3169 Ostro & #3726 in the year 1981.  

Jun 05   Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) in the year 1981.  

Jun 05   George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England" in the year 1981.  

Jun 05   On this day in history philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies  

Jun 07   Iraq's only nuclear reactor is destroyed by Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers on this day in history.  

Jun 09   On this day in history allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63  

Jun 10   IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail on this day in history.  

Jun 10   In the year 1981 russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68  

Jun 11   In the year 1981 eppo Doeve, Dutch graphic artist/cartoonist/painter, dies at 73  

Jun 11   On this day in history golbaf earthquake in Iran killing 3,000 people  

Jun 11   In the year 1981 southern Iran a 6.9 quake killed 3000 with many injured, and extensive damage in Kerman Province.  

Jun 12   On this day in history baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike  

Jun 13   On this day in history 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany  

Jun 13   On this day in history teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II  

Jun 13   On this day in history tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"  

Jun 14   The French Socialist Party wins landslide presidential vote on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered in the year 1981.  

Jun 19   Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified on this day in history.  

Jun 19   European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit on this day in history.  

Jun 19   On this day in history heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa  

Jun 19   India's APPLE satellite, first to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched in the year 1981.  

Jun 21   12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000 on this day in history.  

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

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

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

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

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.  

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22   In the year 1981 birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)  

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51  

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.  

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   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies  

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58