Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1981
Saturday, 21 December 2024
May 10 On this day in history françois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 
May 11 In the year 1981 andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot's musical "Cats" premieres in London
May 11 In the year 1981 bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain & lung cancer at 36
May 11 In the year 1981 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 In the year 1981 carl Weinrich, composer, dies at 76
May 13 On this day in history dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II is shot and wounded
May 13 On this day in history pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St Peter's Square
May 14 In the year 1981 nASA launches space vehicle S-192
May 14 On this day in history 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 In the year 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
May 16 Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson in the year 1981.
May 17 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1981.
May 18 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 in the year 1981.
May 21 François Mitterrand becomes President of France on this day in history.
May 21 In the year 1981 kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
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 stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 1
May 21 Yuki Shimoda, actor (Farewell to Manzanar), dies in the year 1981.
May 22 Soyuz 40 returns to Earth in the year 1981.
May 23 In the year 1981 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 NASA launches Intelsat V in the year 1981.
May 24 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 on this day in history.
May 24 On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83
May 24 On this day in history hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain
May 25 Al Unser becomes first Indianapolis 500 winner to be disqualified on this day in history.
May 25 In the year 1981 daniel Goodwin, scales outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 hours
May 25 In the year 1981 rosa Ponselle, US singer (Metropolitan Opera), dies at 84
May 26 Marine jet crashes on flight deck of USS Nimitz, killing 14 on this day in history.
May 26 In the year 1981 soyuz T-4 returns to Earth
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