Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

Dec 10   John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 in the year 1981.   

Dec 11   Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick in the year 1981.   

Dec 11   Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1981 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   Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists in the year 1981.   

Dec 14   In the year 1981 israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 15   NASA launches Intelsat V in the year 1981.   

Dec 17   On this day in history members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier   

Dec 18   In the year 1981 mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide   

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

Dec 27   On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82   

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

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 in the year 1981.   

Dec 30   Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season in the year 1981.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1981 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 on this day in history.   

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

May 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1981 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58