October 1981 calendar

Events

• 01 Oct 1981 Iranian plane crash
• 03 Oct 1981 Brewers (since 1970) and Expos (1969) clinch their 1st-ever postseason
• 04 Oct 1981 Donna Caponi Young / Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ
• 05 Oct 1981 Dutch guilder / Deutsche mark revalued up 5.5%
• 07 Oct 1981 Hosni Mubarak became acting President of Egypt
• 08 Oct 1981 1st broadcast of Cagney & Lacey on ABC-TV
• 09 Oct 1981 Abolition of capital punishment in France.
• 11 Oct 1981 Expos beat Phillies, 3 games to 2, in NLCS
• 12 Oct 1981 Marlowe opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
• 13 Oct 1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected President of Egypt
• 14 Oct 1981 Yank Graig Nettles is 1st to get 2 hits in same inning of an ALSC game
• 15 Oct 1981 New York Yankees capture 33rd AL pennant, sweeping 3 games from Oakland Athletics
• 16 Oct 1981 2nd Dutch government of Van Agt resigns
• 18 Oct 1981 Poland General Jaruzelski elected party leader
• 19 Oct 1981 LA Dodgers beat Montreal Expos for NL pennant
• 20 Oct 1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99
• 22 Oct 1981 Start of 1st-class game at Newcastle, NSW vs. Queensland
• 23 Oct 1981 US national debt hits $1 trillion
• 25 Oct 1981 12th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13
• 27 Oct 1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
• 28 Oct 1981 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
• 29 Oct 1981 Bill Giles becomes CEO of Philadelphia Phillies
• 31 Oct 1981 1st live radio drama in 25 years

Famous Birthday

• Ivanka Trump

  daughter of Donald Trump; American model.

• Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  Swedish football player known for his original, sometimes "foolish" behaviour.

• Keyshia Cole

  American R&B singer.

• Tila Tequila

  American model.

• Lisa D'Amato
• Florian Philippot
• Jelena Jensen

  American porn actress and model.

• Caterina Scorsone

  Canadian actress.

• Frank Iero

  American musician (My Chemical Romance, Leathermouth, Pencey Prep; founder of Skeleton Crew (record label)).

• Rupert Friend

  English actor producer and screenwriter.

• Mallika Sherawat
• Elena Dementieva

  Russian tennis player, she won the singles gold medal at the Olympics (2000 and 2008) and reached twice the final in the Grand Slam...

• Roxane Mesquida
• Daniel Lissing

  TV Actor.

• Holly Holm

  MMA Fighter.

• Amanda Beard

  American swimmer, an Olympic-level contender with many credits to her name.

• Sneha (actress)
• Seth Gabel

  American actor.

• Crystal Klein
• Gaël Givet

  French football/soccer player who currently plays for Arles-Avignon in Ligue 2. He is a left-footed centre back who can also play left-back.

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Famous Deaths

• Georges Brassens

  French singer, composer and poet who gained notoriety for his poetry, publishing his first collection "Des coups d'épées dans l'eau" in...

• Gloria Grahame

  American actress who won an Oscar as the Best Supporting actress in "The Bad and the Beautiful" 1952, and was nominated for the Oscar in...

• Hazel Scott

  Trinidadian-American singer actress and pianist (d. 1981).

• [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat

  President of Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62.

• Wouter Paap

  Composer, dies at 73.

• Paul Snoek [Edm Schietekat]

  Belgian poet, dies at 48.

• Ingemar Liljefors

  Composer, dies at 74.

• Justin Jud Strunk Jr

  Comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48.

• William O Walker

  publisher of the Cleveland Call Post, dies at age 85.

• Frank DeKova

  actor (Chief Wild Eagle - F Troop) dies.

• Michael Granger

  Actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana).

• Freddie Lindstrom

  Major League Baseball Hall of famer (Born 1905).

• Ariel Durant

  American historian who collaborated with her husband Will Durant on their famed series "The Story of Civilization.

• Albert Cohen

  Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981).

• Philip Fotheringham-Parker

  English race car driver (d. 1981).

• Nils Asther

  Actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84.

• David Guion

  Composer, dies at 88.

• John Warburton

  Actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94.

• Walter Mehring

  Writer, dies at 85.

• Jud Strunk

  Singer / comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Diana Ross - Endless Love
2. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
3. The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
4. Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
5. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
2. Dave Stewart With Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
3. Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming
4. The Tweets - The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance)
5. Aneka - Japanese Boy