Date: April 10, 1981
Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. Date: January 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Belize Joins the United Nations September…
The Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred when Trevor Chappell bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Date: February 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This…
A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Date: February 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981DeLorean Sports Car Production Begins in Dunmurry, January 21,…
The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affects Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people are killed, 400 are injured, and damage totals $812 million. Date: February 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day…
The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters. Date: June 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Humber Bridge Opens, Connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, June…
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Italian PM…