April 8, 1981 (Wednesday)
- In Moscow, KGB investigators arrested Vyacheslav Ivankov, an organized crime leader who was nicknamed "Yaponchik" and was the boss of the so-called "Russian Mafia".
- Born: Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer and recordholder in 50m freestyle, in Perpignan
- Died: General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, 88, last "five-star general" in the United States
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“Thou art thy mother’s glass, and she in thee
Calls back the lovely April of her prime.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)