Date: January 10, 1981
A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Date: February 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Social Democratic Party Founded in UK March 26, 1981Raiders…
Greece is admitted into the European Community. Date: January 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark Released in Theaters June 12, 1981Golbaf, Iran Earthquake Kills 2,000+ June 11, 1981Israeli…
Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives. Date: May 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅…
Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from the Polish trade union Solidarity at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa. Date: January 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Marcus Sarjeant Fires Blank Shots…
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Trans-en-Provence UFO…
Dan-Air Flight 240, flying to East Midlands Airport, crashes in Nailstone, Leicestershire. All three crew members perish. Date: June 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Nominates Sandra Day O’Connor to Supreme Court…