October 29, 1981 (Thursday)
- Near Meeteetse, Wyoming, biologist Dennie Hammer found the first live Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) since 1975, when the species was believed to have become extinct. The month before, a dog had brought back a dead ferret, prompting the search. Hammer placed a radio tag on the animal, which led scientists to find other ferrets and led to the repopulation of the species.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi was elected as the 79th Prime Minister of Iran on a second ballot by the Majlis, receiving a majority, 115 of the 202 votes, with 39 against him and 48 abstentions.
- The situation comedy Gimme a Break! began a six season run on American television, as one of the few new hit shows of the 1981-82 season.
- Born: Jonathan Brown, Australian rules football player (Brisbane Lions, in Colac, Victoria; and Amanda Beard, American swimmer (Olympic gold medalist 1996 and 2004), in Newport Beach, California
- Died: Georges Brassens, 60, French singer and songwriter
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“Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)