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Died on Saturday October 3, 1981
- Arie Loos (61), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Gerharda Francisca Alouisia Rakers (83)
- Anna Catharina (Lies) Logister (77), Nieuwenhagen
- Aaltje den Hertog (74)
- Clara Taffijn (80), Leiden
- Amélia Rodrigues da Motta Teixeira (86), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Adriana Maria Toussain (71)
- Adriana Maria Toussaint (71)
- Adriana Maria Tousain (71)
- Antonia Smulders (87), Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1981 at Delpher
Born on October 3
- 1980 » Anquan Boldin, American football player
- 1980 » Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
- 1980 » Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
- 1980 » Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 » Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
- 1981 » Danny Coid, English footballer
- 1981 » Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician
- 1981 » Matt Sparrow, English footballer
- 1981 » Ronald Rauhe, German kayaker
- 1981 » Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
Died on October 3
- 1969 » Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
- 1979 » Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
- 1980 » Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
- 1981 » Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)
- 1986 » Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
- 1987 » Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
- 1987 » Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)
- 1988 » Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (b. 1915)
- 1990 » Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (b. 1914)
- 1990 » Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (b. 1960)
Names that were popular for boys in 1981
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Mark
- Peter
- Johannes
- Michael
- Maarten
- Hendrik
- Robert
- Sander
- David
- Willem
- Dennis
- Pieter
- Patrick
- Paul
Names that were popular for girls in 1981
- Maria
- Linda
- Kim
- Esther
- Marieke
- Johanna
- Anna
- Jessica
- Wendy
- Jennifer
- Suzanne
- Judith
- Sarah
- Sandra
- Laura
- Elisabeth
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 1 » Greece is admitted into the European Community.
- February 23 » In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
- June 16 » US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.
- June 28 » A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
- July 27 » While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.
- August 1 » MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
Weather October 3, 1981
The temperature on October 3, 1981 was between 8.0 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.