Date: May 13, 1981
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981US Federal Labor…
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mehmet Ali…
During a military exercise, a Turkish Air Force Northrop F-5 crashes in Babaeski as a result of pilot error, killing one crew member and also 65 soldiers on the ground. Date: September 22, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This…
A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. Date: July 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War. Date: December 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Italian Government Releases…
Iran–Iraq 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 → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981François Mitterrand Abolishes Capital…