April 2, 1981 (Thursday)
- Lebanese Civil War: Syrian airplanes bombed Lebanese Christian strongholds in Zahlé and East Beirut, renewing a war that had been on hiatus since 1976.
- The Soviet Union paid $3,000,000 to Canada to settle all claims for environmental damage that had been caused by the disintegration of the Kosmos 954 satellite on January 24, 1978.
- Born: Bethany Joy Galeotti, American actress (One Tree Hill), in Hollywood, Florida
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“An April Sunday brings the snow
Making the blossom on the plum trees green,
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