At A Glance

2 November 1981 at a glance

Day of the week
2 November 1981 was a Monday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “You Weren't in Love with Me” by Billy Field.
Top Film of 1981
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1981 was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1981
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1981 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 November 1981 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 November 1981 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 2 November

  • 1967 Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
  • 1982 Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting.
  • 1983 U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  • 1988 The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
  • 1990 British Satellite Broadcasting and Sky Television plc merge to form BSkyB as a result of massive losses.

Famous people born on 2 November

  • Marie Antoinette, Austrian-French queen consort of Louis XVI of France (1755–1793)
  • Shah Rukh Khan, Indian film actor, producer and television host (born 1965)
  • David Schwimmer, American actor (born 1966)
  • Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (1865–1923)

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Events of 1981 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1981 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 January – Sir Harry Gibbs is announced as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia in the wake of Sir Garfield Barwick's resignation.
  • 10 February – Townsville International Airport opens in Townsville
  • 19 March – The South Australian Parliament passes the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981.

Life in Australia in 1981

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.34

Loaf of Bread

$0.65

Average House

$50,000

Weekly Wage

$250.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s

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