Page 8: Historical Events In 1981
Sunday, 21 December 2025
May 10 François Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France on this day in history. 


May 11 In the year 1981 andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London 


May 11 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36 on this day in history. 


May 11 Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks in the year 1981. 


May 12 On this day in history benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies 


May 13 In the year 1981 carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 


May 13 In the year 1981 dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II 


May 13 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded in the year 1981. 


May 13 In the year 1981 pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square 


May 14 NASA launches space vehicle S-192 in the year 1981. 


May 14 The Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98% on this day in history. 


May 15 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK on this day in history. 


May 15 On this day in history soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 


May 16 On this day in history "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks 


May 16 Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson on this day in history. 


May 17 On this day in history hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 


May 18 In the year 1981 arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 


May 21 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand becomes President of France 


May 21 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA in the year 1981. 


May 21 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 on this day in history. 


May 21 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1 in the year 1981. 


May 21 On this day in history yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies 


May 22 On this day in history soyuz 40 returns to Earth 


May 23 On this day in history barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage 


May 23 On this day in history george Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83 


May 23 On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V 


May 24 In the year 1981 bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 


May 24 In the year 1981 george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 


May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain in the year 1981. 


May 25 In the year 1981 al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified 


May 25 In the year 1981 daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours 


May 25 Rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84 on this day in history. 


May 26 In the year 1981 marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 


May 26 Soyuz T-4 returns to Earth on this day in history. 


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