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   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   In the year 1981 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

May 30   In the year 1981 "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday)  

May 30   On this day in history bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers  

May 30   In the year 1981 ziaur Rahmen, pres of Bangladesh, is assassinated  

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

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

Jun 03   On this day in history carleton Coon, anthropology prof (What in the World), dies at 76  

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

Jun 04   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt, #3169 Ostro & #3726  

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

Jun 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63  

Jun 10   In the year 1981 iRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail  

Jun 10   On this day in history russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68  

Jun 11   Eppo Doeve, Dutch graphic artist/cartoonist/painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 11   On this day in history southern Iran a 6.9 quake killed 3000 with many injured, and extensive damage in Kerman Province.  

Jun 12   In the year 1981 baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike  

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

Jun 13   Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II in the year 1981.  

Jun 13   Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow" on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1981 the French Socialist Party wins landslide presidential vote  

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

Jun 19   In the year 1981 boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified  

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

Jun 19   Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa in the year 1981.  

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

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter  

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51  

Jan 03   In the year 1981 death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)  

Jan 05   On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87  

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

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.  

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

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