Mehmet Ali Ağca Attempts to Assassinate Pope John Paul II, May 13, 1981
Date: May 13, 1981
Date: May 13, 1981
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Date: April 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mitterrand Reveals Soviet Spy Dossier to…
As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Date: July 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Osborne 1…
A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Date: June 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Gulf of Corinth Earthquake Hits Central Greece, 22 Killed February 24,…
Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha. Date: May 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK. Date: September 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981El Mozote Massacre: El Salvador Kills 900 Civilians, December 11,…
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…