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   In the year 1981 d[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65   

Apr 01   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1981 a Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3400   

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg on this day in history.   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1981 brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

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

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   Bob "Bear" Hite, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a heart attack at 36 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1981.   

Apr 06   Bob "The Bear" Hite, singer (Canned Heat-Goin' up the Country), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gen Omar Bradley last 5-star general, dies in NY at 88   

Apr 09   On this day in history scott Gwartz was born   

Apr 09   In the year 1981 uS sub George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru   

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

Apr 10   Computer glitch keeps Space Shuttle Columbia grounded in the year 1981.   

Apr 10   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history marie Ney, dies at 85   

Apr 11   Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   On this day in history valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen   

Apr 12   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 in the year 1981.   

Apr 12   First space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1981 hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

Apr 13   Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Apr 14   The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1981 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

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Apr 02   Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer was born in the year 1981.   

Apr 02   Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born in the year 1981.   

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   Emma Pierson, British actress was born on this day in history.   

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

May 19   In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer   

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

Jan 01   Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Jewish concert pianist (b. 1920) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1981 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   Jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1981.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1981 kazimierz Serocki, composer, dies at 58