page_title: April 1981
section_title: April 8, 1981 (Wednesday)
hierarchical_section_title: April 1981 / April 8, 1981 (Wednesday)
context_page_description: The following events occurred in April 1981:
context_section_description: 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
caption: General Bradley
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