Historical Events In 1981

Mar 31   On this day in history 53rd Academy Awards: "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

Apr 01   In the year 1981 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   On this day in history race riots in London's Brixton area   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 07   Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec in the year 1981.   

Apr 08   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   On this day in history gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   On this day in history scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 uS sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

Apr 10   On this day in history "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen on this day in history.   

Apr 12   First launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   First space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 13   In the year 1981 wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)   

Apr 14   On this day in history space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   In the year 1981 the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   On this day in history french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1981 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   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.   

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1981 harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.