Date: January 28, 1981
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…
Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashes in Balad, Somalia, killing 50 people. Date: July 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iran Hostage Crisis: U.S.-Iran Hostage Release Agreement January 19, 1981First Recognized AIDS Cases Reported…
Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99. Date: November 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Adam Walsh Murder Found, Inspired America’s Most Wanted – August 10, 1981Salvadoran Civil War:…
President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing. The office of Iran's Prosecutor General blames the People's Mujahedin of Iran. Date: August 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1981Aeroflot Flight 3603 Crashes at Norilsk Airport, 99 Killed – November 16, 1981Adam Walsh Murder Found,…
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 → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands…