Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1981
Saturday, 22 February 2025
May 10 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London in the year 1981.
May 11 On this day in history bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36
May 11 In the year 1981 kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
May 12 In the year 1981 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
May 13 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II in the year 1981.
May 13 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded on this day in history.
May 13 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square on this day in history.
May 14 In the year 1981 nASA launches space vehicle S-192
May 14 The Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98% in the year 1981.
May 15 In the year 1981 george Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 in the year 1981.
May 16 In the year 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
May 16 In the year 1981 pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 In the year 1981 hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
May 18 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 in the year 1981.
May 21 François Mitterrand becomes President of France in the year 1981.
May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA in the year 1981.
May 21 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 in the year 1981.
May 21 On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 In the year 1981 yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies
May 22 In the year 1981 soyuz 40 returns to Earth
May 23 Barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage on this day in history.
May 23 In the year 1981 george Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83
May 23 NASA launches Intelsat V on this day in history.
May 24 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 in the year 1981.
May 24 George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 on this day in history.
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain on this day in history.
May 25 On this day in history al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified
May 25 Daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours on this day in history.
May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 in the year 1981.
May 26 In the year 1981 marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14
May 26 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on this day in history.
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