Date: November 12, 1981
In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Date: February 23, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981World’s First Human Open Fetal Surgery by Dr. Michael R….
Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iranian Leaders Rajai and Bahonar Assassinated in Bombing, August 30, 1981Osborne 1 Unveiled as First Successful…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Red Brigades…
President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France. Date: October 9, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Somali Airlines Flight 40 Crash in Balad Kills 50, July 20, 1981Bobby Sands Elected MP for Fermanagh…
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Date: June 5, 1981 Read more on…
Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Date: March 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Brixton Riot Injures 300 Police and 65 Civilians, April 11,…