Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

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

Apr 01   In the year 1981 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

Apr 02   A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400 in the year 1981.   

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez   

Apr 05   On this day in history bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1981 willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec   

Apr 08   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante in the year 1981.   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   On this day in history uS sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

Apr 10   "Caveman" with Ringo premiers in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   On this day in history first launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry.   

Apr 12   On this day in history first space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable   

Apr 12   On this day in history hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 13   Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   In the year 1981 space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   On this day in history the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   On this day in history french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

Apr 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   In the year 1981 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   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   On this day in history a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

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