Golbaf, Iran Earthquake Kills 2,000+ June 11, 1981
Date: June 11, 1981
Date: June 11, 1981
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 β π Other events on October 6 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Dan-Air…
General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity. Date: December 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Begins Hunger Strike at HM Prison Maze, March…
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. Date: April 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Gulf Cooperation Council Founded in Riyadh by Six Gulf States May 25,…
Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Date: January 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Belize Gains Full Independence from the United Kingdom, September 21, 1981Washington Star…
IranβIraq War: The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft. Date: April 4, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Signs NSDD-17 for…
A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Date: June 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Worldβs First Human Open Fetal Surgery by Dr. Michael R. Harrison,…