Page 4: Historical Events In 1981

Feb 23   People magazine features drug ordeal of Mackenzie & Papa John Phillips in the year 1981.   

Feb 23   On this day in history spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament   

Feb 23   Spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails in the year 1981.   

Feb 24   In the year 1981 buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

Feb 24   Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower on this day in history.   

Feb 25   L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain in the year 1981.   

Feb 25   The Calgary Flames score 11 goals against New York Islanders on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 26   In the year 1981 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released   

Feb 26   FC Terborgh, [Reijnier Flaes], lawyer/writer (Turkish War), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   French Train à Grande Vitesse averages 380 kph on trial run on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory" in the year 1981.   

Feb 28   China PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan on this day in history.   

Mar 01   "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies)   

Mar 01   IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.) on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic in the year 1981.   

Mar 02   In the year 1981 aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists   

Mar 02   Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1981 janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30   

Mar 04   Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies in the year 1981.   

Mar 05   On this day in history brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64   

Mar 05   In the year 1981 uS government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer   

Mar 05   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

Mar 06   In the year 1981 cBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast.   

Mar 06   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   Soyuz 39 returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1981 john Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73   

Mar 07   In the year 1981 the first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death   

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

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

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

May 22   In the year 1981 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   On this day in history death of princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883)   

Jan 05   Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1981 a[rchibald] J[oseph] Cronin, physician/author (Citadel), dies at 84   

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   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.