The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August. Date: October 22, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces. Date: October 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York. Date: October 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On…
Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Date: October 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France. Date: October 9, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. Date: October 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists. Date: October 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. Date: October 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashes into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people. Date: September 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Belize joins the United Nations. Date: September 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)