Date: December 31, 1981
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The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USSย George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors. Date: April 9, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby…
Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashes in Balad, Somalia, killing 50 people. Date: July 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981UN Adopts Womenโs Rights Convention Against Discrimination, September 3, 1981Belize Joins the United Nations…
Mehmet Ali Aฤca 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 โ ๐ Other events on May 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ …
IranโIraq War: The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft. Date: April 4, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Antigua and Barbuda Independence…
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Worldโs First…
Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement. Date: March 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day…