Historical Events In 1981

Dec 09   In the year 1981 tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

Dec 10   John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 in the year 1981.   

Dec 11   In the year 1981 muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick   

Dec 11   Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center in the year 1981.   

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   Israel annexes Golan Heights in the year 1981.   

Dec 15   NASA launches Intelsat V in the year 1981.   

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 in the year 1981.   

Dec 20   "Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway in the year 1981.   

Dec 27   On this day in history hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82   

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   On this day in history wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season   

Dec 31   In the year 1981 frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60   

Dec 31   On this day in history lt Rawlings stages coup in Ghana   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born in the year 1981.   

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   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 22   Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.   

Jan 01   In the year 1981 death of hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920)   

Jan 02   In the year 1981 david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 in the year 1981.   

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   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.   

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