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Born on Saturday October 17, 1981
- Martin Robert Achterhof, Anaheim, CA
- Richard Roy jellema, Sneek († 2015)
- Richard Roy (Roy) Jellema, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands († 2015)
- Willem Marnix Kok, Vaassen
- Carolien Bakker, de hoeve 'De Ruige Hoogte', Ruigendijk, De Koog (Texel) († 2024)
- Matthew Wayne Routh († 1981)
Died on Saturday October 17, 1981
- CORNELIS MOSTAARD (57), HOORN
- Aagje Plugge (73), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
- Abraham Bongaards (72)
- Agatha Boot (77), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Huberdina Wolters (84), Montfort
- Apolonia Maria Theresia van Winden (52), Zwolle, Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Antje Jonkman (78)
- Alfons Bollen (57), Hasselt, België
- Consuelo Torres (60)
- Arnoldus Hendrikus van de Braak (82), 's-Hertogenbosch, NB Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 17, 1981 at Delpher
Born on October 17
- 1980 » Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver
- 1980 » Angel Parker, American actress
- 1980 » Isaac Mina, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 » Justin Shenkarow, American actor
- 1980 » Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
- 1980 » Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
- 1981 » Ben Rothwell, American mixed-martial artist
- 1981 » Horacio Cervantes, Mexican footballer
- 1981 » Kurumi Enomoto, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1981 » Tsubasa Imai, Japanese singer, actor, and dancer
Died on October 17
- 1978 » George Clark, American race car driver (b. 1890)
- 1978 » Giovanni Gronchi, Italian educator, soldier, and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (b. 1887)
- 1979 » Eugenio Mendoza, Venezuelan business tycoon (b. 1909)
- 1979 » John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (b. 1898)
- 1979 » S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (b. 1904)
- 1981 » Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss civil servant and author (b. 1895)
- 1981 » Kannadasan Indian author, poet, and songwriter (b. 1927)
- 1981 » Lina Tsaldari, Greek politician (b. 1887)
- 1983 » Raymond Aron, French sociologist, political scientist, and philosopher (b. 1905)
- 1987 » Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1981
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1981
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
- January 10 » Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments
- February 6 » The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
- June 7 » The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
- July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- August 12 » The IBM Personal Computer is released.
- November 1 » Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Weather October 17, 1981
The temperature on October 17, 1981 was between 2.3 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 8.7 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.