Page 5: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 09   Dan Rather becomes primary anchorman of CBS-TV News on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1981 in the North West Territories Panarctic Oils Ltd. finds oil in offshore exploratory well in the eastern Arctic   

Mar 11   Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins in the year 1981.   

Mar 12   Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station in the year 1981.   

Mar 12   Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond VA in the year 1981.   

Mar 13   In the year 1981 attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca   

Mar 14   Ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1981 suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker   

Mar 17   FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms in the year 1981.   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident   

Mar 19   In the year 1981 buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4   

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time in the year 1981.   

Mar 19   Emmy 8th Daytime Awards: Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time in the year 1981.   

Mar 20   On this day in history argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

Mar 20   Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor in the year 1981.   

Mar 22   On this day in history postal rates up gain to 18¢ from 15¢   

Mar 22   On this day in history soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6   

Mar 23   Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions in the year 1981.   

Mar 24   "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC in the year 1981.   

Mar 24   On this day in history bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy   

Mar 24   In the year 1981 colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba   

Mar 26   On this day in history cyril Dean Darlington, biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77   

Mar 26   Police &Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Soyuz T-4 lands in the year 1981.   

Mar 26   In the year 1981 the British Social Democratic Party is founded by the 'Gang of Four'   

Mar 27   On this day in history john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

Mar 28   In the year 1981 france performs nuclear test   

Mar 28   On this day in history viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home Antigua   

Mar 29   On this day in history eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79   

Mar 29   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91 in the year 1981.   

Mar 30   On this day in history president Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley Jr   

Mar 30   On this day in history uS President Ronald Reagan wounded in an assassination attempt   

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win in the year 1981.   

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

May 22   In the year 1981 birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler   

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 02   On this day in history david Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51   

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   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   On this day in history matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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