Date: May 21, 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 → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Italian…
Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27. Date: May 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Gulf Cooperation Council Formed in Riyadh – May 25,…
President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it. Date: January 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Italian Government Releases Propaganda Due Membership List May…
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Date: June 5, 1981 Read more on…
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations. Date: September 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. Date: August 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tu-160 First Flight, World’s Largest Combat Aircraft, December 18, 1981Gulf Cooperation Council Formed in…