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  • Malmö, Sweden
    Saturday Oct 3, 1981
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Born

    Malmö, Sweden
    Saturday Oct 3, 1981

    Ibrahimović was born in Malmö, Sweden, on 3 October 1981.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Oct 6, 1981
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    The assassination of President Anwar Sadat

    Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Oct 6, 1981

    In 1981, Al-Zawahiri was one of hundreds arrested following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat.




  • Florida, U.S.
    Oct, 1981
    Ted Bundy

    Not allowed at Raiford Prison

    Florida, U.S.
    Oct, 1981

    In October 1981, Boone gave birth to a daughter and named Bundy as the father. While conjugal visits were not allowed at Raiford Prison, inmates were known to pool their money in order to bribe guards to allow them intimate time alone with their female visitors.




  • Iran
    Wednesday Oct 14, 1981
    Iran–Iraq War

    The Ambush

    Iran
    Wednesday Oct 14, 1981

    On 15 October, after breaking the siege, a large Iranian convoy was ambushed by Iraqi tanks, and during the ensuing tank battle Iran lost 20 Chieftains and other armored vehicles and withdrew from the previously gained territory.




  • Dunedin, New Zealand
    Oct, 1981
    Queen Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth II visited New Zealand

    Dunedin, New Zealand
    Oct, 1981

    Elizabeth II visited New Zealand with her husband Prince Philip in October 1981.




  • England, United Kingdom
    Monday Oct 26, 1981
    Freddie Mercury

    Greatest Hits

    England, United Kingdom
    Monday Oct 26, 1981

    Mercury wrote 10 of the 17 songs on Queen's Greatest Hits album: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "We Are the Champions", "Bicycle Race", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "Play the Game".




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