Belize Gains Full Independence from the United Kingdom, September 21, 1981

Iran–Iraq 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 → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Social Democratic Party (UK)…

US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Date: June 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅…

Mehmet Ali Ağca 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 → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 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…

As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Date: July 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Pope John…