What Happened In June 1981 In History

Historical Events for June, 1981

• 5th » 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 th
• 6th » Bihar train disaster: a passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati named Bagmati river. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is gener
• 11th » A Richter scale 6.9 magnitude earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
• 13th » At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom or Elizabeth II.
• 18th » The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
• 25th » Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington (state) known as Washington.
• 28th » A powerful Hafte tir bombing or bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic Party.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1981

• 1st » Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1st » Smush Parker, American basketball player
• 1st » Amy Schumer, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
• 1st » Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 2nd » Nikolay Davydenko, Russian tennis player
• 2nd » Catherine Manoukian, Canadian violinist
• 2nd » Velvet Sky, American wrestler
• 2nd » Chin-hui Tsao, Taiwanese baseball player
• 3rd » Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player
• 3rd » Salvatore Giardina, Italian footballer
• 3rd » Timur Tekkal, German rugby player
• 4th » Jennifer Carroll (swimmer) called Jennifer Carroll, Canadian swimmer
• 4th » T. J. Miller, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 4th » Maxi Nil, Greek singer-songwriter (Elysion (band) called Elysion, On Thorns I Lay, and Visions of Atlantis)
• 4th » Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
• 4th » Natalia Vodopyanova, Russian basketball player
• 5th » Jade Goody, English television personality and author, contestant on 'Big Brother 3 (UK) known as Big Brother' (d. 2009)
• 5th » Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist (Simple Plan)
• 6th » Philip McGinley, English actor
• 6th » Johnny Pacar, American actor
• 7th » Stephen Bywater, English footballer
• 7th » Tyler Johnson, American baseball player
• 7th » Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
• 7th » Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
• 7th » Larisa Oleynik, American actress
• 8th » Alex Band, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Calling)
• 8th » Matteo Meneghello, Italian race car driver
• 8th » Ai Nonaka, Japanese voice actor
• 8th » Sara Watkins, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (Nickel Creek, The Decemberists, and Works Progress Administration (musical group) named Works Progress Administration)
• 8th » Jess Weixler, American actress
• 9th » Cameron Bunce, American model and actor
• 9th » Vic Chou, Taiwanese actor and singer (F4 (band) called F4)
• 9th » Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress
• 9th » Anoushka Shankar, English-Indian sitar player and composer
• 9th » Sara Tommasi, Italian actress and model
• 10th » Hōkū, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 10th » Prince Hashim Al Hussein of Jordan
• 10th » Jonathan Bennett (actor) or Jonathan Bennett, American actor
• 10th » Mat Jackson, English race car driver
• 10th » Albie Morkel, South African cricketer
• 10th » Andrey Yepishin, Russian sprinter
• 11th » Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
• 11th » Kristo Tohver, Estonian footballer and referee
• 12th » Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player
• 12th » Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer
• 12th » Jeremy Howard (actor) named Jeremy Howard, American actor
• 12th » Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress
• 12th » Nora Tschirner, German actress
• 13th » Daryl Blonder, American actor and author (d. 2012)
• 13th » Chris Evans (actor) named Chris Evans, American actor
• 13th » Blake Judd (filmmaker) e.g Blake Judd, American actor, director, and producer
• 13th » Julie-Marie Parmentier, French actress
• 13th » Radim Vrbata, Czech-American ice hockey player
• 14th » Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
• 14th » Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
• 15th » Billy Martin (guitarist) called Billy Martin, American guitarist, songwriter, and illustrator (Good Charlotte)
• 15th » John Paintsil, Ghanaian footballer
• 15th » Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
• 15th » Jordi Vilasuso, American actor
• 16th » Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
• 16th » Kevin Bieksa, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Ben Kweller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Radish (band) or Radish and The Bens)
• 16th » Miguel Villalta, Peruvian footballer
• 17th » Kyle Boller, American football player
• 17th » Shane Watson, Australian cricketer
• 18th » Ella Chen, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E)
• 18th » Marco Streller, Swiss footballer
• 19th » Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi, Saudi Arabian long jumper
• 19th » Christina Baily, English actress
• 19th » Moss Burmester, New Zealand swimmer
• 19th » Quintin Geldenhuys, South African-Italian rugby player
• 20th » Angerfist, Dutch DJ and producer
• 20th » Ardian Gashi, Albanian-Norwegian footballer
• 20th » Brede Hangeland, Norwegian footballer
• 20th » Alisan Porter, American actress and singer
• 21st » David Bortolussi, French-Italian rugby player
• 21st » Yann Danis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 21st » Simon Delestre, French horse rider
• 21st » Brandon Flowers, American singer-songwriter (The Killers)
• 21st » Garrett Jones, American baseball player
• 21st » Brad Walker (athlete) e.g Brad Walker, American pole vaulter
• 22nd » Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player
• 22nd » Aquivaldo Mosquera, Colombian footballer
• 22nd » Chris Urbanowicz, English guitarist and producer (Editors (band) named Editors)
• 23rd » Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue (English band) e.g Blue)
• 23rd » Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
• 25th » Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
• 25th » Irina Osipova, Russian basketball player
• 25th » Sheridan Smith, English actress, singer, and dancer
• 25th » Pooja Umashankar, Sri Lankan-Indian actress
• 26th » Natalya Antyukh, Russian sprinter and hurdler
• 26th » Paolo Cannavaro, Italian footballer
• 26th » Andrea Gibbs, Australian actress and radio host
• 26th » Kanako Kondō, Japanese voice actress
• 26th » Damien Sargue, French singer and actor
• 26th » Takashi Toritani, Japanese baseball player
• 27th » John Driscoll (actor) named John Driscoll, American actor
• 27th » Andrew Embley, Australian footballer
• 28th » Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter (Confession (band) e.g Confession, I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian (band) or Carpathian, and Bury Your Dead)
• 28th » Guillermo Martínez (athlete) known as Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower
• 28th » Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
• 29th » Nino (Greek singer) e.g Nino, Greek singer-songwriter
• 29th » Joe Johnson (basketball) called Joe Johnson, American basketball player
• 29th » Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2005)
• 30th » Can Artam, Turkish race car driver
• 30th » Tom Burke (actor) e.g Tom Burke, English actor
• 30th » Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
• 30th » Karolina Sadalska, Polish canoe racer
• 30th » Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower
• 30th » Ben Utecht, American football player

Famous Deaths for June 1981

• 1st » Carl Vinson, American politician (b. 1883)
• 3rd » Carleton S. Coon, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1904)
• 9th » Allen Ludden, American game show host (b. 1917)
• 16th » Jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (b. 1917)
• 17th » Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)
• 21st » Don Figlozzi, American illustrator and animator (b. 1909)
• 23rd » Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (b. 1907)
• 28th » Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (b. 1958)

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