Page 16: Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

Dec 10   On this day in history john Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89   

Dec 11   Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick in the year 1981.   

Dec 11   Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

Dec 11   UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Secretary-General in the year 1981.   

Dec 12   Wayne Gretsky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) in the year 1981.   

Dec 13   On this day in history polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists   

Dec 14   On this day in history israel annexes Golan Heights   

Dec 15   On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V   

Dec 17   Members of the Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier in the year 1981.   

Dec 18   Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1981 "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway   

Dec 27   Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first US test-tube baby, is born in Norfolk, Virginia in the year 1981.   

Dec 29   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41 in the year 1981.   

Dec 30   In the year 1981 wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season   

Dec 31   Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1981.   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

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