Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Date: March 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Date: February 23, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Date: February 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War. Date: February 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass protest and rallies. Date: February 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. Date: January 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Date: January 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)