Page 9: Historical Events In 1981

May 27   John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris France   

May 27   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1981.   

May 28   In the year 1981 mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC   

May 29   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1981.   

Jun 01   Carl Vinson, (Rep-D-Ga, 1914-64), dies at 97 in the year 1981.   

Jun 02   In the year 1981 barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be   

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

Jun 03   Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life on this day in history.   

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

Jun 05   In the year 1981 center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS)   

Jun 05   In the year 1981 george Harrison releases "Somewhere in England"   

Jun 05   Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1981 iraq's only nuclear reactor is destroyed by Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers.   

Jun 09   Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63 in the year 1981.   

Jun 10   IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail in the year 1981.   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history eppo Doeve, Dutch graphic artist/cartoonist/painter, dies at 73   

Jun 11   Golbaf earthquake in Iran killing 3,000 people on this day in history.   

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

Jun 12   Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike in the year 1981.   

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   Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow" in the year 1981.   

Jun 14   On this day in history the French Socialist Party wins landslide presidential vote   

Jun 16   In the year 1981 humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered   

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

Jun 19   In the year 1981 european Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit   

Jun 19   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

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   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   On this day in history birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 in the year 1981.   

Jan 06   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.