Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 in the year 1981.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 11   UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General in the year 1981.   

Dec 12   In the year 1981 wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39)   

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

Dec 14   Israel annexes Golan Heights in the year 1981.   

Dec 15   NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier on this day in history.   

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

Dec 20   "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway in the year 1981.   

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

Dec 28   In the year 1981 elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.   

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born in the year 1981.   

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   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

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   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

Jan 07   In the year 1981 jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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