Page 9: Historical Events In 1981

Jun 12   Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike.   

Jun 13   39 Unification church couples wed in Germany   

Jun 13   Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II.   

Jun 13   Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow".   

Jun 14   In this year, The French Socialist Party claims landslide presidential vote.   

Jun 16   Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered.   

Jun 19   Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified.   

Jun 19   European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit   

Jun 19   Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa   

Jun 19   India's APPLE satellite, inaugural to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched   

Jun 21   12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24000   

Jun 21   Gunnar Ek, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

Jun 22   2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2.   

Jun 22   John McEnroe exhibites a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbeldon   

Jun 22   Lola Lane, actress (Zanzibar, Mystery Ship, Big Fight), dies.   

Jun 22   Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon.   

Jun 23   Amanda Maccaro is recorded as becoming inaugural American to win Russian Ballet Competition   

Jun 23   NYC mayor Koch turns down a $7500 offer to perform comedy.   

Jun 23   Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79.   

Jun 25   Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional.   

Jun 26   Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies.   

Jun 28   Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed.   

Jun 29   Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered   

Jun 30   China's Communist Party condemns the late Mao Tse-tung's policy.   

Jul 01   George Voskovec, actor (Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag), dies at 76.   

Jul 01   Laurel Canyon Calif murders (4 die, 1 wounded).   

Jul 01   Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3.   

Jul 02   L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3495 Colchagua.   

Jul 02   Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies   

Jul 03   NYC transit fare rises from 60. to 75., new brass Y-cut-out token.   

Jul 03   Ross Martin actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61   

Jul 05   Jorge Urrutia Blondel, composer, dies at 75.   

Jul 07   Ben Plucknett of US throws discus 72.34 m, but throw is disqualified.   

Jul 07   Keefe Brasselle actor (Be Our Guest), dies at 58.   

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Apr 02   Michael clarke: Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany joy lenz-galeotti: American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica alba: American actress   

Apr 30   John o'shea: Irish footballer   

Apr 30   Emma pierson: British actress   

May 19   Georges st. pierre: Mixed martial arts fighter   

May 19   Luciano figueroa: Argentine footballer   

May 22   Bryan danielson: American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah menuhin: American-jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   David lynch: Singer (platters-my prayer),   

Jan 03   Princess alice of albany: Princess alice of albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold c urey: Us chemist (deuterium, nobel 1934),    

Jan 06   A[rchibald] j[oseph] cronin: Physician/author (citadel),   

Jan 07   Jose ardevol: Composer,   

Jan 08   Matthew beard: Entertainer,    

Jan 09   Kazimierz serocki: Composer,