Page 5: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News in the year 1981.   

Mar 10   In the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic in the year 1981.   

Mar 11   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins in the year 1981.   

Mar 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history 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   2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident on this day in history.   

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

Mar 20   In the year 1981 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

Mar 20   On this day in history jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor   

Mar 22   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba   

Mar 26   Cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77 in the year 1981.   

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

Mar 26   Soyuz T-4 lands on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1981 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   France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1981 viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua   

Mar 29   Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Mar 30   On this day in history dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91   

Mar 30   President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr on this day in history.   

Mar 30   US President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history 53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win   

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

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   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

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   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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