François Mitterrand Abolishes Capital Punishment in France, October 9, 1981

A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Date: December 31, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. Date: August 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe Arrested in Sheffield, January 2,…

In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Date: May 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Senegalese Opposition Launches Antiimperialist Action…

U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. Date: March 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Date: February 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tsuruga Nuclear Plant Radiation Exposure of 100+ Workers April…

In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. Date: July 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this…