Central African President David Dacko Ousted in Bloodless Coup, September 1, 1981
Date: September 1, 1981
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Date: September 1, 1981
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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 β π Other events on October 20 π Events on this day in 1981 π On…
Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from the Polish trade union Solidarity at the Vatican led by Lech WaΕΔsa. Date: January 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Italian Government Releases Propaganda Due…
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11β2 million units around the world. Date: March 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
A coup d'Γ©tat in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Date: December 31, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Mehmet Ali AΔca 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 β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π …
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 β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Aeroflot Flight 3603 Crashes at…