Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

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

Apr 01   On this day in history d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   On this day in history a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   In the year 1981 arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area in the year 1981.   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1981 henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1981 bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   On this day in history philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

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

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

Apr 07   Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec on this day in history.   

Apr 08   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

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

Apr 09   On this day in history gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 "Caveman" with Ringo premiers   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   On this day in history marie Ney, dies at 85   

Apr 11   On this day in history ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 first space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable   

Apr 12   Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 14   On this day in history space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

Apr 14   In the year 1981 the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   In the year 1981 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

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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   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   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.   

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

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   On this day in history 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   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 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   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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