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 in the year 1981.   

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

Apr 03   Arnie Boldt of Saskatchewan jumped 6' 8.25", with 1 leg in the year 1981.   

Apr 03   Race riots in London's Brixton area in the year 1981.   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   On this day in history brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at 56   

Apr 04   In the year 1981 henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)   

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 in the year 1981.   

Apr 05   In the year 1981 e Bowell discovers asteroids #2383 Bradley and #2433 Sootiyo   

Apr 05   Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history the Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev goes to Czechoslovakia to discuss Polish crisis   

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

Apr 07   On this day in history willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec   

Apr 08   On this day in history 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   Scott Gwartz was born in the year 1981.   

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   Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliment in the year 1981.   

Apr 11   Marie Ney, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1981 first space shuttle (Columbia) launched Americans prove to Russians that theirs is better because it's recyclable   

Apr 12   On this day in history hans Chemin-Petit, composer, dies at 78   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 14   The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched in the year 1981.   

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   In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress   

Apr 30   John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1981 birth of emma Pierson, British actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter   

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   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 in the year 1981.   

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 in the year 1981.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history jose Ardevol, composer, dies at 69   

Jan 08   In the year 1981 matthew Beard, entertainer, dies   

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