Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   On this day in history john Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89   

Dec 11   On this day in history muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick   

Dec 11   On this day in history spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center   

Dec 11   On this day in history uN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General   

Dec 12   Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) in the year 1981.   

Dec 13   In the year 1981 polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

Dec 14   On this day in history israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 15   In the year 1981 nASA launches Intelsat V   

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier in the year 1981.   

Dec 18   Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on this day in history.   

Dec 20   "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

Dec 27   Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 in the year 1981.   

Dec 28   Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia on this day in history.   

Dec 29   In the year 1981 guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41   

Dec 30   Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1981.   

Dec 31   In the year 1981 lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana   

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.   

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

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   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

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

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