Historical Events In 1981

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

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

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

Apr 02   A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   In the year 1981 race riots in London's Brixton area   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis in the year 1981.   

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

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

Apr 08   On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born on this day in history.   

Apr 09   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 11   In the year 1981 marie Ney, dies at 85   

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   In the year 1981 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   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   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.   

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

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   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 in the year 1981.   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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