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   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

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   On this day in history 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   Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 09   Scott Gwartz was born in the year 1981.   

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   On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen on this day in history.   

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   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 in the year 1981.   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

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

Apr 28   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

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   In the year 1981 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   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.   

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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