Deaths on March 22

Gil Puyat

Died on March 22, 1981

Gil Puyat, Filipino businessman and politician, 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines (b. 1907)

Gil Juco Puyat Sr. (September 1, 1907 – March 22, 1981) was a Filipino statesman and businessman who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1951 until 1972, when President Ferdinand Marcos shut Congress down and declared Martial Law, and as Senate President from 1967 to 1972.

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Events on 1981

20 Jan

Iran hostage crisis
Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
27 Apr

Computer mouse
Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
27 Jun

Mao Zedong
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
7 Jul

Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
15 Sep

Sandra Day O'Connor
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Deaths on March 22

Gil Puyat

Died on March 22, 1981

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Events on 1981

Iran hostage crisis

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Mao Zedong

Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor