Historical Events In 1981

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

Feb 23   Spanish army officers attempt a coup in the Spanish Parliament on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history spanish coup under Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

Feb 25   On this day in history l Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain   

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   3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since August 1980 are released on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1981.   

Feb 27   Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 in the year 1981.   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1981 china PR throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan   

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

Mar 01   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 in the year 1981.   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1981 iRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.)   

Mar 01   In the year 1981 sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

Mar 02   Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 in the year 1981.   

Mar 04   On this day in history torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies   

Mar 05   In the year 1981 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   CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast in the year 1981.   

Mar 06   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 06   George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" in the year 1981.   

Mar 07   On this day in history john Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73   

Mar 07   The first homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic in the year 1981.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress   

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   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.   

May 19   Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born in the year 1981.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

Jan 09   Kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1981.