Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 Mid-Air Collision Near Yerevan, July 18, 1981
Date: July 18, 1981
Date: July 18, 1981
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Ecuador President…
Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 1 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iranian Air Force C-130 Crashes Near Kahrizak, 80 Killed, September 29, 1981Jaruzelski Declares Martial Law in…
The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War. Date: February 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Date: June 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iraqi Embassy Beirut Suicide Bombing Kills 61, December 15, 1981Raiders of…
Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. Date: January 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mehmet Ali AΔca Attempts…
Mehmet Ali AΔca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives. Date: May 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π …