Date: December 31, 1981
Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden. Date: October 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iranian Air Force C-130 Crashes Near Kahrizak, 80 Killed, September 29, 1981Mehmet…
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) More events from 1981Mark David Chapman Sentenced for…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. Date: March 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. Date: January 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981El Mozote Massacre: El Salvador Kills…
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. Date: August 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981MTV Begins US Broadcasting, First Video Airs August 1,…
After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Date: July 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in…