Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   On this day in history people magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips   

Feb 23   In the year 1981 spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament   

Feb 23   Spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails in the year 1981.   

Feb 24   Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in the year 1981.   

Feb 24   In the year 1981 jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

Feb 25   L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain in the year 1981.   

Feb 25   On this day in history the Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders   

Feb 25   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 26   3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on this day in history.   

Feb 26   FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 in the year 1981.   

Feb 26   In the year 1981 french Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run   

Feb 27   On this day in history greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747   

Feb 27   Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory" in the year 1981.   

Feb 28   On this day in history china PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances   

Mar 01   Alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies) on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 iRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.)   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic   

Mar 02   Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists in the year 1981.   

Mar 02   On this day in history howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

Mar 02   In the year 1981 janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30   

Mar 04   On this day in history torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

Mar 05   Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64 in the year 1981.   

Mar 05   US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer in the year 1981.   

Mar 05   World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history cBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast.   

Mar 06   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 06   George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   Soyuz 39 returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   In the year 1981 walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News"   

Mar 07   John Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history the first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death   

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

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   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

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

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.