Page 2: Historical Events In 1981

Jan 16   Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in the Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Björn Borg in the year 1981.   

Jan 16   On this day in history john Lennon releases "Woman" in UK   

Jan 16   On this day in history leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth   

Jan 16   Protestant gunmen shoot & wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey & husband in the year 1981.   

Jan 17   Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 in the year 1981.   

Jan 17   On this day in history philippino President Marcos ends state of siege   

Jan 18   On this day in history iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets   

Jan 18   Iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1981 wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity   

Jan 19   On this day in history iran agrees in principle to the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.   

Jan 19   On this day in history muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide   

Jan 19   US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages in the year 1981.   

Jan 20   On this day in history admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Retired), ends term as 12th director of CIA   

Jan 20   Iran releases the 52 American hostages it had held for over a year on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Ronald Reagan inaugurated as President in the year 1981.   

Jan 20   Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States. That same day, 52 American hostages were released by Iran after 444 days in captivity on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1981 bernhard Goetz is assaulted for first time on a New York subway train   

Jan 22   In the year 1981 fannie Thomas, US, dies at 113   

Jan 23   Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Jochem Bird elected mayor of West Berlin in the year 1981.   

Jan 24   On this day in history kim Hughes scores 213 vs India at Adelaide   

Jan 25   In the year 1981 adele Marie Astaire, sister of Fred Astaire, dies at 82   

Jan 25   In the year 1981 mao's widow Jiang Qing sentenced to death   

Jan 25   The 52 American hostages held by Iran for 444 days arrive back in the U.S in the year 1981.   

Jan 26   On this day in history sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval   

Jan 27   In the year 1981 leo Collard, Belgian minister of Education (1946/54-58), dies at 78   

Jan 28   On this day in history olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision   

Jan 28   William J Casey becomes the 13th director of CIA (until 1987) in the year 1981.   

Jan 29   Cozy Cole rocker (Topsy Part II), dies in the year 1981.   

Jan 29   Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies in the year 1981.   

Jan 30   8th American Music Award Kenny Rogers wins on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1981 "The Tide Is High" by Blondie hits #1   

Jan 31   38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies in the year 1981.   

Jan 09   On this day in history kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58