What Happened In December 1981 In History

Historical Events for December, 1981

• 1st » Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board.
• 4th » South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
• 11th » El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.
• 13th » General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland to prevent dismantling of the communist system by 'Solidarity (Polish trade union) named Solidarity'.
• 17th » American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
• 19th » Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat disaster e.g Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.
• 30th » In the 39th game of his third National Hockey League e.g NHL season, Wayne Gretzky scores five goals, giving him 50 on the year and setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy, who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 game

Famous Birthdays on December in 1981

• 1st » Park Hyo-shin, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 1st » Luke McPharlin, Australian footballer
• 2nd » Maria Ferekidi, Greek canoe racer
• 2nd » Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer
• 2nd » Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, and dancer
• 3rd » Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
• 3rd » Brian Bonsall, American actor
• 3rd » Tyjuan Hagler, American football player
• 3rd » Liza Lapira, American actress
• 3rd » Louise Roe, English model and journalist
• 3rd » Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010)
• 3rd » David Villa, Spanish footballer
• 4th » Courtney Cummz, American porn actress and director
• 4th » Lila McCann, American singer
• 5th » Leila Tong, Hong Kong actress
• 6th » Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
• 8th » Jeremy Accardo, American baseball player
• 8th » Simon Finnigan, English rugby player
• 8th » Philip Rivers, American football player
• 9th » Mardy Fish, American tennis player
• 9th » Dia Mirza, Indian model, actress, and producer
• 10th » Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
• 10th » Ryan Pini, Papua New Guinean swimmer
• 10th » Fábio Rochemback, Brazilian footballer
• 11th » Nikki Benz, Ukrainian-Canadian porn actress
• 11th » Hamish Blake, Australian comedian, actor, and author
• 11th » Jeff McComsey, American author and illustrator
• 11th » Paul Medhurst, Australian footballer
• 11th » Kevin Phillips (actor) called Kevin Phillips, American actor
• 11th » Javier Saviola, Argentinian footballer
• 11th » Zacky Vengeance, American guitarist (Avenged Sevenfold)
• 12th » Ronnie Brown, American football player
• 12th » Shane Costa, American baseball player
• 12th » Jeret Peterson, American skier (d. 2011)
• 12th » Pedro Ríos, Spanish footballer
• 12th » Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
• 12th » Stephen Warnock, English footballer
• 13th » Amy Lee, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Evanescence)
• 14th » Amber Chia, Malaysian model and actress
• 14th » Émilie Heymans, Canadian diver
• 14th » Rebecca Jarvis, American journalist
• 14th » Johnny Jeter, American wrestler
• 14th » Liam Lawrence, Irish footballer
• 14th » Shaun Marcum, American baseball player
• 15th » Najoua Belyzel, French singer
• 15th » Michelle Dockery, English actress and singer
• 15th » Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor
• 15th » Andy González (baseball) or Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 15th » Thomas Herrion, American football player (d. 2005)
• 15th » Creighton Lovelace, American minister
• 15th » Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russian footballer
• 15th » Firman Utina, Indonesian footballer
• 16th » Imran Nazir, Pakistani cricketer
• 16th » Krysten Ritter, American model, actress, and producer
• 16th » Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian-American singer and actress
• 16th » Gareth Williams (Scottish footballer) named Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
• 17th » Jerry Hsu, American skateboarder and photographer
• 17th » Rena Takeshita, Japanese model and actress
• 17th » Tim Wiese, German footballer
• 20th » Royal Ivey, American basketball player
• 20th » James Shields (baseball) or James Shields, American baseball player
• 20th » Roy Williams (wide receiver) e.g Roy Williams, American football player
• 21st » Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast member on 'The Real World: San Diego' (d. 2007)
• 21st » Mohammed Jabarah, Kuwaiti terrorist
• 21st » Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer
• 21st » Sanita Pušpure, Latvian-Irish rower
• 21st » Lynda Thomas, Mexican singer-songwriter and producer
• 21st » Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
• 22nd » David Cormican, Canadian actor and producer
• 23rd » Beth (singer) or Beth, Spanish singer and actress
• 23rd » Maritza Correia, Puerto Rican-American swimmer
• 23rd » Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer
• 23rd » Agnes Milowka, Polish-Australian diver, explorer, photographer, and author (d. 2011)
• 23rd » Mario Santana, Argentinian footballer
• 24th » Dima Bilan, Russian singer-songwriter and actor
• 24th » Shane Tuck, Australian footballer
• 25th » Trenesha Biggers, American wrestler
• 25th » Christian Holst, Danish-Faroese footballer
• 25th » Willy Taveras, Dominican baseball player
• 25th » Katie Wright, American actress
• 26th » Pablo Canavosio, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 27th » David Aardsma, American baseball player
• 27th » Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
• 27th » Javine Hylton, English singer
• 27th » Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
• 27th » Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
• 28th » Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer (Brown Eyed Girls)
• 28th » Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
• 28th » Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
• 28th » Sienna Miller, English actress and fashion designer
• 28th » Orlando Smeekes, Curaçaoan footballer
• 28th » Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Million Dead and Möngöl Hörde)
• 28th » Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
• 29th » Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater
• 29th » Shaun Suisham, American football player
• 29th » Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Estonian footballer
• 30th » K.Will, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 30th » Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer
• 30th » Haley Paige, Mexican-American porn actress (d. 2007)
• 30th » Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer
• 30th » Reef the Lost Cauze, American rapper (JuJu Mob and Army of the Pharaohs)
• 30th » Matt Ulrich, American football player
• 31st » Jason Campbell, American football player
• 31st » Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer

Famous Deaths for December 1981

• 1st » Russ Manning, American author and illustrator, created 'Magnus, Robot Fighter' (b. 1929)
• 2nd » Wallace Harrison, American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (b. 1895)
• 7th » Ava Helen Pauling, American activist (b. 1903)
• 8th » Big Walter Horton, American blues harmonica player (b. 1918)
• 13th » Pigmeat Markham, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
• 17th » Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1903)
• 17th » Ada Kramm, Norwegian actress (b. 1899)
• 20th » Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)
• 26th » Savitri (actress) or Savitri, Indian actress, director, and producer (b. 1937)
• 26th » Amber Reeves, New Zealand-English author and scholar (b. 1887)
• 27th » Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1899)
• 28th » Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
• 29th » Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
• 30th » Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959)

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