Date: June 5, 1981
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery. Date: April 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Phil Smith and Phil…
Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Date: March 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Solidarity Warning Strike in Poland: 12 Million Walk Off March…
Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from the Polish trade union Solidarity at the Vatican led by Lech WaΕΔsa. Date: January 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Louisville Sewer Explosions Destroy Two…
A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries. Date: April 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Gulf Cooperation Council Founded in Riyadh by…
A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time". Date: January 8, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Social…
The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Solidarity Warning…