Page 6: Historical Events In 1981

Mar 31   53rd Academy Awards: "Ordinary People", Robert De Niro, Sissy Spacek win on this day in history.   

Apr 01   D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65 in the year 1981.   

Apr 01   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 02   On this day in history a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   In the year 1981 arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg   

Apr 03   On this day in history race riots in London's Brixton area   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 in the year 1981.   

Apr 04   Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36   

Apr 05   E Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes   

Apr 05   The Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1981 bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies   

Apr 07   In the year 1981 willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec   

Apr 08   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante   

Apr 08   Norman Taurog, dies in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   Gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88 in the year 1981.   

Apr 09   On this day in history scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   US sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru on this day in history.   

Apr 10   "Caveman" with Ringo premiers on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded   

Apr 10   In the year 1981 imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   In the year 1981 ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him   

Apr 11   Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 first launching of re-useable Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-1) with all Navy crew. CAPT John W. Young, USN (Ret.) commanded, while LCDR Robert L. Crippen, USN was the pilot. Mission duration was 2 days, 6 hours, and 20 minutes. Sixteen of the shuttle's heat-shielding silicon tiles were lost and 148 damaged during reentry.   

Apr 12   First space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   Hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1981.   

Apr 13   Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) in the year 1981.   

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth in the year 1981.   

Apr 14   On this day in history the first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched   

Apr 15   French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 in the year 1981.   

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

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

Apr 28   Jessica Alba, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer   

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

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

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

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

Jan 03   Princess Alice of Albany (b. 1883) died in the year 1981.   

Jan 05   On this day in history harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87   

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

Jan 07   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

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