Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1981
Saturday, 07 September 2024
May 10 On this day in history françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London in the year 1981.
May 11 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 in the year 1981.
May 11 In the year 1981 kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
May 12 On this day in history benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1981.
May 13 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II on this day in history.
May 13 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded on this day in history.
May 13 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square in the year 1981.
May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 in the year 1981.
May 14 On this day in history the Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%.
May 15 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK on this day in history.
May 15 In the year 1981 soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks in the year 1981.
May 16 On this day in history pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 In the year 1981 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
May 18 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 on this day in history.
May 21 François Mitterrand becomes President of France in the year 1981.
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA in the year 1981.
May 21 On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 In the year 1981 stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 In the year 1981 yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies
May 22 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth in the year 1981.
May 23 In the year 1981 barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage
May 23 In the year 1981 george Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83
May 23 On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V
May 24 On this day in history bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500
May 24 In the year 1981 george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain in the year 1981.
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified in the year 1981.
May 25 On this day in history daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 in the year 1981.
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 in the year 1981.
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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