Golbaf, Iran Earthquake Kills 2,000+ June 11, 1981
Date: June 11, 1981
Date: June 11, 1981
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America, Iran releases 52 American hostages. Date: January 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 20 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Trans-en-Provence UFO Sighting…
A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Date: February 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Dies in Long Kesh Prison After 66-Day Hunger…
Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Date: January 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1981 π On…
Ecuadorian president Jaime RoldΓ³s Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha. Date: May 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May…
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. Date: April 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 14 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tehran Bombing Kills 73 Islamic Republican Party Officials June 28, 1981Italian PM Arnaldo…
After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Date: July 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 29 π Events on this day in…