October 29, 1981, was a Thursday. It was 43 years, 1 month, and 24 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
On October 29, 1981, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
This date occurred 15,760 days ago. Approximately 525 months have passed. It was the 302nd day of 1981, in week 44. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on October 29, 1981, are now 43 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 175 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the eighties.
The date is October 29, 1981, and it's a Thursday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker.
There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1981 is just days away. People are watching horror movies and thinking about which costume they are going to wear. Others are organizing parties. In America, the song "Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross is at the top of the singles charts, while "It's My Party" by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin is the number-one song in the UK.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie The French Lieutenant's Woman is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Happy Days", "Quincy, M.E.", "Taxi", and "Dynasty".
In fashion, women are wearing jelly shoes, turtleneck sweaters, loose high-waist pants, crop tops, and puffer jackets lined with fur. Meanwhile, men have been ditching the disco look of the 1970s in favor of athletic clothing such as tracksuits and sports jerseys. The "preppy" look has also been making a comeback. Because it's 1981, the radio stations are being dominated by artists such as Kim Carnes, Soft Cell, Phil Collins, John Lennon, Stars On 45, Diana Ross and Olivia Newton-John. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as William Holden, Natalie Wood, John Belushi, and Ayn Rand would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Breakout", "Space Invaders", "Pac-Man", and "Donkey Kong". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Cockleshell Bay", and "Thundarr the Barbarian". Children are playing with toys such as Big Jim (action figure), the Atari 2600, Rubik's Cube, and Fisher-Price Little People (Farm).
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 29, 1981.
In October 1981, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1981 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Cavalier, the DMC DeLorean, the Honda City, the Nissan Maxima, the BMW 5 Series (E28), and the Chevrolet Camaro (third generation).
If you were a kid on October 29, 1981, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in October 1981.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1981.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 29, 1987, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 29.
National holidays and famous events that fall on October 29:
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on October 29, 1981.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Garret FitzGerald was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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