The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. Date: June 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Date: June 5, 1981 Read more on…
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)
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 → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós 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 → 📅 Other events on May…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 📅…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)