An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USSย Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. Date: May 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due). Date: May 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldรณs Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha. Date: May 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380ย million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 …
Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27. Date: May 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery. Date: April 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Date: April 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today)