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May 10 In the year 1981 françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks
May 12 In the year 1981 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
May 13 Carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
May 13 In the year 1981 dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
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 In the year 1981 the Bank of Canada raises lending rate to further record high of 18.98%.
May 15 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK in the year 1981.
May 15 Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.
May 16 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks on this day in history.
May 16 In the year 1981 pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
May 17 On this day in history hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80
May 18 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 in the year 1981.
May 21 On this day in history 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 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies in the year 1981.
May 22 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth on this day in history.
May 23 On this day in history barcelona fascists take 200 people hostage
May 23 In the year 1981 george Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83
May 23 In the year 1981 nASA launches Intelsat V
May 24 In the year 1981 bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500
May 24 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain on this day in history.
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.
May 25 On this day in history daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
May 25 On this day in history rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 in the year 1981.
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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