Bobby Sands Dies in Long Kesh Prison After 66-Day Hunger Strike, May 5, 1981

An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. Date: May 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981National Resistance Army Launches Ugandan…

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 1981Far Eastern Air Transport Flight…

The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. Date: June 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Red Brigades Abduct Brigadier General James…

NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. Date: October 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981ZX81…

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 1981First Space Shuttle Columbia Launch STS-1 April 12, 1981Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe Arrested in…

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…