Page 5: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   On this day in history dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News   

Mar 10   On this day in history in the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic   

Mar 11   In the year 1981 chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins   

Mar 12   In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station   

Mar 12   In the year 1981 walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA   

Mar 13   Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca in the year 1981.   

Mar 14   In the year 1981 ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies   

Mar 15   In the year 1981 suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker   

Mar 17   In the year 1981 fC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms   

Mar 19   On this day in history 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4   

Mar 19   On this day in history emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time   

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor in the year 1981.   

Mar 22   On this day in history postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢   

Mar 22   In the year 1981 soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6   

Mar 23   Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions in the year 1981.   

Mar 24   "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba in the year 1981.   

Mar 26   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history soyuz T-4 lands   

Mar 26   On this day in history the British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four'   

Mar 27   On this day in history john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

Mar 28   In the year 1981 france performs nuclear test   

Mar 28   Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79   

Mar 29   In the year 1981 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Mar 30   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 in the year 1981.   

Mar 30   In the year 1981 president Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr   

Mar 30   In the year 1981 uS President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt   

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win in the year 1981.   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.   

May 22   In the year 1981 birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   A[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84 in the year 1981.   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

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