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# 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1974, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 69th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 1974. This was the first partisan election of the House since 1912.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Republican Party. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1975.

## Results

Summary of the November 5, 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | No. | % |
| | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 133 | 688,590 | 58.25 | 104 | 77.61 |
| | Minnesota Republican Party | 115 | 469,448 | 39.71 | 30 | 22.39 |
| | Independent | 10 | 17,499 | 1.48 | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Write-in | N/A | 6,563 | 0.56 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,182,100 | 100.00 | 134 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 114,109 | 8.80 | | |
| Turnout (out of 2,617,000 eligible voters) | Turnout (out of 2,617,000 eligible voters) | Turnout (out of 2,617,000 eligible voters) | 1,296,209 | 49.53 | 20.78 pp | 20.78 pp |
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |||||||
# Nikitin PSN-2

The Nikitin PSN-2, (Planer Spetsial'nogo Naznachenaya - glider for special purpose) was a single seat glider bomb research aircraft designed and produced in the USSR from 1934.

## Development

The PSN-2 was a glider floatplane designed to test the concept and guidance equipment for a range of guided glider bombs proposed by S.F. Valk in 1933. Constructed of wood, the PSN-2 was a sleek monoplane aircraft with two floats attached to the wing with struts, an open cockpit in the extreme nose of the fuselage and extra fins at the aft end of each float. The PSN-2 could be carried aloft under a mother-ship or aero-towed off water. Beaching gear was available for manoeuvring the aircraft when not on the water. The planned mission of the pilotless production version of PSN-2 included a 40 km(25.85 mile) range flown at 700 km/h(435 mph), guided to the target with the KVANT Infra-red guidance system. Flight testing was carried out in 1940, but work was discontinued on 19 July 1940.

## Specifications (PSN-2)

Data from Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 7.98 m (26 ft 2.2 in)
* Wingspan: 7.0 m (22 ft 11.6 in)
Performance
# Nicolas Meister

Nicolas Meister may refer to:
* Nicolas Meister (tennis)
* Nicolas Meister (footballer)
# 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament

The 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1975 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was held from 24 February through 2 March 1975. First-seeded Arthur Ashe won the singles title, his second after 1972.

## Finals
### Singles

Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker 3–6, 6–2, 6–4

### Doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated José Higueras / Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–2
# Nikolai Skladnichenko

Nikolai Skladnichenko (born July 13, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Nybro Vikings IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

## Playing career

Skladnichenko first played junior in North America with the Bobcaygeon Bucks of the Greater Toronto Midget Hockey League. Skladnichenko returned to Russia and made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Metallurg Novokuznetsk during the 2012–13 KHL season.
On July 23, 2015, Skladnichenko returned to North America to pursue a professional career, signing a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Toronto Marlies. After attending the Marlies training camp for the 2015–16 season, Skladnichenko was unable to make the roster and was re-assigned to attend the training camp of ECHL affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears. On October 12, 2015, with little interest to play in the third tier ECHL, Skladnichenko mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the Toronto Marlies in order to return to Russia.
After his return to Russia, Skladnichenko's rights were traded by Metallurg Novokuznetsk to Amur Khabarovsk on November 5, 2015. He later signed a two-year contract with Amur and belatedly began the season in Khabarovsk to appear in 16 games for 7 points.
During his ninth professional season in Russia, Skladnichenko played just two games with Rubin Tyumen in the VHL before opting to move abroad to Sweden, appearing with Olofströms IK in the Hockeyettan before finishing the 2019–20 season with Kristianstads IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
As a free agent, Skladnichenko returned to North America for the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, pending his immigration status he was added to the opening roster of the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL on 10 December 2020.
# Nikola Dragutinović

Nikola Dragutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Драгутиновић; born 22 April 1991) is a Serbian actor.

## Career

Dragutinović appeared in the 2015 Serbian film Pored Mene (Next to Me), directed by Stevan Filipović.
Previously he played Sone in the 2012 drama Clip.
TV roles in Serbia have included the first season of TV series Military Academy (Vojna Akademija) (2012) and Emergency Center (2015).
He also appeared in Artiljer (2012), directed by Srdja Andjelić and played Gavrilo Princip in a drama-doc.
Nikola graduated from the Academy of Arts, Belgrade in 2015, under the tutelage of Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović.
His latest theatre role is in Dear Dad (2016), directed by Mirjana Karanović and written by Milena Bogavac, at Belgrade’s Children’s Cultural Centre.
# Nicollier

Nicollier may refer to:
* 14826 Nicollier, a main-belt asteroid
* Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut
* Jean-Michel Nicollier, French-Croatian soldier
* Henri Nicollier, French aircraft manufacturer
# 1974–75 Midland Football Combination

The 1974–75 Midland Football Combination season was the 38th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season along with one new club:
* Cinderford Town, joined from the Gloucestershire County League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Highgate United | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 20 | 3.550 | 54 | |
| 2 | Moor Green | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 1.763 | 50 | |
| 3 | Solihull Borough | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 1.225 | 44 | |
| 4 | Blakenall | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 1.656 | 43 | |
| 5 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 40 | 1.475 | 40 | |
| 6 | Cinderford Town | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 44 | 1.455 | 38 | |
| 7 | West Midlands Police | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 1.077 | 38 | |
| 8 | Malvern Town | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 39 | 1.410 | 37 | |
| 9 | Northfield Town | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 1.222 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bridgnorth Town | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 34 | |
| 11 | Evesham United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 47 | 1.149 | 33 | |
| 12 | Paget Rangers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 44 | 1.023 | 32 | |
| 13 | Oldbury United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 46 | 0.978 | 32 | |
| 14 | Stratford Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 64 | 0.703 | 27 | Transferred to the Hellenic Football League |
| 15 | Racing Club Warwick | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 59 | 0.441 | 22 | |
| 16 | Knowle | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 62 | 0.677 | 20 | |
| 17 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 72 | 0.417 | 18 | |
| 18 | Walsall Wood | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 87 | 0.264 | 13 | Relegated to Division Two |
# 1974–75 Memphis Sounds season

The 1974–75 Memphis Sounds season was the fifth and final season of basketball in Memphis in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Charles O. Finley had failed in running the Tams, and he let the league take the team from his reigns after two years. In July 1974, a group led by Isaac Hayes, Avron Fogelman, Kemmonis Wilson, and former ABA Commissioner Mike Storen (who resigned on July 17, 1974) took the team over. The team was renamed to Sounds, and players were soon dealt to and away from Memphis. The March 28, 1975 game saw 8,417 see a victory over the New York Nets 111–106, the largest crowd to see the Sounds in years. The team improved by six games, and in part due to a weak division took the final playoff spot by 12 games over Virginia, the first time Memphis had made a playoff series since 1971. In the Semifinals, they lost to Kentucky in 5 games. Wilson and Hayes had to share their shares after the season ended due to losing money on the team. Afterwards, the league gave Memphis until June 1, 1975, to sell 4,000 season tickets, find new investors, and secure a more favorable lease at the Mid-South Coliseum, but the deadline passed with failure. On August 27, 1975, a group headed by David Cohan purchased the team and the franchise moved to Baltimore, to become the Baltimore Claws. However, the team never played a regular season game.

## Roster

* 19 Roger Brown - Small forward
* 7 George Carter - Small forward
* 9 Mel Daniels - Center
* 21 Larry Finch - Shooting guard
* 11 Stew Johnson - Power forward
* 13 Collis Jones - Small forward
* 11 Julius Keye - Power forward
* 6 Freddie Lewis - Shooting guard
* 2 Rick Mount - Shooting guard
* 15 Jim O'Brien - Small forward
* 25 Tom Owens - Center
* 31 Ronnie Robinson - Power forward
* 6 Billy Shepherd - Point guard
* 4 Chuck Williams - Point guard

## Final standings
### Eastern Division

| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
| Kentucky Colonels* C | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
| New York Nets* | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
| Spirits of St. Louis* | 32 | 52 | .381 | 26 |
| Memphis Sounds* | 27 | 57 | .321 | 31 |
| Virginia Squires | 15 | 69 | .179 | 43 |
Asterisk denotes playoff berth

## Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 6 | Kentucky | Kentucky 98, Memphis 91 | Kentucky leads series, 1 game to 0 | 4,107 |
| 2 | April 8 | Kentucky | Kentucky 119, Memphis 105 | Kentucky leads series, 2 games to 0 | 4,787 |
| 3 | April 10 | Memphis | Kentucky 101, Memphis 80 | Kentucky leads series, 3 games to 0 | 5,414 |
| 4 | April 11 | Memphis | Memphis 107, Kentucky 93 | Kentucky leads series, 3 games to 1 | 4,771 |
| 5 | April 13 | Kentucky | Kentucky 111, Memphis 99 | Kentucky wins series, 4 games to 1 | 3,543 |
# Nigel Knight

Nigel Knight (born 1956) is a British economist, author and political scientist. He has written books entitled Governing Britain since 1945 and Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked.

## Professional background

Knight is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Economics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, and he lectures in the Faculty of Economics and Politics.
His book, Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked, is a critical biography of British politician Winston Churchill. His book, Governing Britain since 1945 (2006), covers 60 years of British social policy.

## Published works

* Knight, Nigel (2006). Governing Britain Since 1945, Politicos Publishing, ISBN 978-1842751787
* Knight, Nigel (2008). Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked, David & Charles, 408 pages. ISBN 978-0715328552
# 1976 Saint Helena general election

General elections were held in Saint Helena in September 1976. They were the only elections on the island to have been contested by political parties, with the Saint Helena Progressive Party winning eleven of the twelve seats in the Legislative Council. The Saint Helena Labour Party had seen its leader Tony Thornton expelled from the island shortly before the election, and failed to win a seat.

## Background

After the 1972 elections, the Progressive Party was established the following year by eleven of the twelve elected members. The Labour Party was formed in 1974. The Labour Party called for St Helenians living in Ascension Island to be able to vote.

## Results

Four seats were uncontested.
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Saint Helena Progressive Party | 11 |
| | Saint Helena Labour Party | 0 |
| | Independents | 1 |
| Total | Total | 12 |
| Source: Saint Helena Island |||

## Aftermath

Both parties became inactive after the election.
# Nipo

Nipo may refer to:

## People

* Nipo T. Strongheart (1891–1966), American lecturer

## Places

* Nipo (hill) [ceb], Norway
* Nipo (mountain) [ceb], Norway

## Organisations

* NIPO
* TNS Nipo
# 1979 Uganda National League

The 1979 Uganda National League was the 12th season of the Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.

## Overview

The 1979 Uganda National League was contested by 14 teams and was won by Uganda Commercial Bank FC, while Kilembe Mines FC, Lint Marketing Board and UT Mills were relegated.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Uganda Commercial Bank FC (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 43 | Champions |
| 2 | Kampala City Council FC | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 36 | |
| 3 | Nile Breweries FC | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 35 | |
| 4 | Nytil FC | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Maroons FC | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 32 | |
| 6 | NIC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Coffee SC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Tobacco | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Nakivubo Boys | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Nsambya Old Timers | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | COOPS | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Kilembe Mines FC (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 15 | Relegated |
| 13 | Lint Marketing Board (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 14 | Relegated |
| 14 | UT Mills (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 13 | Relegated |
* ↑ The previous season's champions Simba FC were excluded.

## Leading goalscorer

The top goalscorer in the 1979 season was Davis Kamoga of Kampala City Council FC with 18 goals.
# Nitulgahakotuwa

Nitulgahakotuwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
# 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Colletto in his fifth and final season as head coach, Cal State Fullerton finished the season with an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the PCAA. The Titans played home games at Falcon Stadium on the campus of Cerritos College in Norwalk, California.
After the season, San Jose State was found to have used an ineligible player in three of their victories and one tie, and had to forfeit those games. One of the forfeited victories was to Cal State Fullerton, which improved the Titan's record to 4–7 overall and 2–3 in conference play, and put the two team info fourth-place tie in the PCAA standings.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | at UNLV* | Las Vegas Silver BowlWhitney, NV | L 14–35 | 21,000 |
| September 15 | Boise State* | Falcon StadiumNorwalk, CA | L 3–22 | 3,439 |
| September 29 | at Pacific (CA) | Pacific Memorial StadiumStockton, CA | W 17–7 | 16,400 |
| October 6 | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | W 0–23 (forfeit win) | 10,900 |
| October 13 | at No. 7 Eastern Kentucky* | Hanger FieldRichmond, KY | L 7–33 | 10,100 |
| October 20 | at Northeast Louisiana* | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | L 17–28 | 15,208 |
| October 27 | at Cal State Northridge* | Devonshire DownsNorthridge, CA | W 49–3 | 4,500 |
| November 3 | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | L 7–35 | 16,600 |
| November 10 | at Fresno State | Ratcliffe StadiumFresno, CA | L 24–28 | 8,357 |
| November 17 | at Idaho State* | ASISU MinidomePocatello, ID | W 42–7 | 3,865 |
| November 24 | Long Beach State | Falcon StadiumNorwalk, CA | L 13–16 | 5,250 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP (NCAA Division I-AA) Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1980 NFL draft.
The following finished their college career in 1979, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Lucious Smith | Defensive back | 1980 Los Angeles Rams |
# Nimal

Nimal may refer to
* Nimal Bandara, Sri Lankan politician
* Nimal Gamini Amaratunga, Sri Lankan judge
* Nimal Gunaratne, Sri Lankan air force officer
* Nimal Mendis, Sri Lankan politician
* Nimal Piyatissa (born 1968), Sri Lankan politician
* Nimal Rajapakshe, Sri Lankan academic
* Nimal Senanayake, Sri Lankan neurologist, physician
* Nimal Siripala de Silva, Sri Lankan politician
* Nimal Wijesinghe, Sri Lankan politician
* Baboo Nimal, Indian field hockey player
* Hiranna M. Nimal, Indian field hockey player
* S. H. Nimal Kumar, Sri Lankan Red Cross secretary
# 1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The 1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.
The tournament was played by 31 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Canon Yaoundé from Cameroon won that final, and became for the third time CAF club champion.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AS Niamey | 0–3 | Djoliba AC | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Anges ABC | 4–5 | Hearts of Oak | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Bendel Insurance | w/o$^1$ | UCB FC | — | — |
| Benfica de Bissau | 2–7 | Stella Adjamé | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Canon Yaoundé | 7–3 | Primeiro de Agosto | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Costa do Sol | 1–3 | AS Bilima | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Dragons de l'Ouémé | 0–3 | MP Alger | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| CD Elá Nguema | 1–4 | AC Semassi | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Fortior Mahajanga | w/o$^1$ | Limbe Leaf Wanderers | — | — |
| ASC Garde Nationale | 1–3 | Hafia FC | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Horseed FC | 0–2 | Gor Mahia | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Linare FC | 2–4 | Simba SC | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Mighty Blackpool | 1–4 | ASF Police | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Olympic Real de Bangui | 1–4 | Etoile du Congo | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Wallidan FC | 1–2 | Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 1–1 | 0–1 |
$^1$ UCB FC and Limbe Leaf Wanderers withdrew.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AS Bilima | 4–1 | Fortior Mahajanga | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bendel Insurance | 4–4 (a) | Gor Mahia | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Djoliba AC | 1–2 | Hearts of Oak | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Etoile du Congo | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Hafia FC | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| AC Semassi | 1–2 | ASF Police | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 0–4 | Canon Yaoundé | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Simba SC | 2–5 | Union Douala | 2–4 | 0–1 |
| Stella Adjamé | 5–5 (a) | MP Alger | 4–2 | 1–3 |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Canon Yaoundé | 3–3 (a) | MP Alger | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Etoile du Congo | 3–3 (a) | Bendel Insurance | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Hearts of Oak | 1–4 | AS Bilima | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| ASF Police | 3–5 | Union Douala | 0–3 | 3–2 |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Canon Yaoundé | 4–2 | Bendel Insurance | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| Union Douala | 2–5 | AS Bilima | 1–0 | 1–5 |

## Champion

* African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 Canon Yaoundé Third title

## Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jean Manga Onguéné | Canon Yaoundé | 9 |
| 2 | Ayel Mayélé | AS Bilima | 5 |
| 3 | Lakhdar Belloumi | MP Alger | 4 |
| 3 | Ibrahim Alikali | Bendel Insurance | 4 |
| 5 | Théophile Abega | Canon Yaoundé | 3 |
| 5 | Andrew Obunga | Gor Mahia | 3 |
| 7 | Abdelwahab Zenir | MP Alger | 2 |
| 7 | Grégoire M'Bida | Canon Yaoundé | 2 |
| 7 | ... Tchibundo | Anges ABC | 2 |
| 7 | Dan Kayede | Hearts of Oak | 2 |
| 7 | Léon Gbizié | Stella Club d'Adjamé | 2 |
| 7 | Francis Doé | Stella Club d'Adjamé | 2 |
| 7 | Jean Mandiangu | AS Bilima | 2 |
# 1973 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1973.

## Events

* 6 January – Long running US children's educational series Sesame Street makes its premiere in Northern Ireland on UTV. Despite already airing on RTÉ in Ireland since debuting in 1971, airings of the series on UTV are also available in various parts of the Republic.
* February – The Broadcasting Review Committee published an interim report recommending the establishment of a second television channel for the Republic of Ireland. It is envisaged that it will broadcast a mix of domestic and foreign programming.
* 14 March – Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien is appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
* Undated – Figures published in the RTÉ Annual Report suggest that 77% (542,000) of households in the Republic of Ireland now have a television set. Of these 530,000 have a television licence and 27,000 have colour televisions.

## Debuts
### RTÉ

* 5 April – The Jetsons (1962–1963, 1985–1987)
* 18 June – If the Cap Fits (1973)
* 22 September – Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
* 5 October – The Adventures of Babar (1968)

### UTV

* 6 January – Sesame Street (1969–present)

## Ongoing television programmes

* RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
* RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
* The Late Late Show (1962–present)
* The Riordans (1965–1979)
* Quicksilver (1965–1981)
* Seven Days (1966–1976)
* Wanderly Wagon (1967–1982)
* Hall's Pictorial Weekly (1971–1980)

## Ending this year

* Undated – If the Cap Fits (1973)

## Births

* 23 May – Ryan Tubridy, broadcaster and writer
* 24 June – Brendan Courtney, television presenter and stylist
* 24 August – Jenny Huston, radio and television presenter
* 5 November – Gráinne Seoige, television presenter
* 14 December – Amanda Byram, television personality
* Undated – Sybil Mulcahy, journalist and television presenter
* Undated – Tomas O'Suilleabhain, actor
# 1981 Badminton World Cup

The 1981 Badminton World Cup was the third edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 October to 11 October 1981. Competitions for doubles were not conducted. India won men's singles event while China won women's singles event.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Prakash Padukone | Han Jian | Chen Changjie |
| Women's singles | Chen Ruizhen | Li Lingwei | Ivana Lie |

## Men's singles

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Prakash Padukone | Prakash Padukone | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Chen Changjie | Chen Changjie | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Chen Changjie | Chen Changjie | 6 | 8 | | Prakash Padukone | Prakash Padukone | 15 | 18 | |
| | | | | | Han Jian | Han Jian | 0 | 16 | |
| Hadiyanto | Hadiyanto | 15 | 15 | 5 | Han Jian | Han Jian | 0 | 16 | |
| Han Jian | Han Jian | 17 | 13 | 15 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | Chen Changjie | Chen Changjie | 15 | 15 | |
| | | | | | Hadiyanto | Hadiyanto | 12 | 10 | |

## Women's singles

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Chen Ruizhen | Chen Ruizhen | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Ivana Lie | Ivana Lie | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| Ivana Lie | Ivana Lie | 5 | 5 | Chen Ruizhen | Chen Ruizhen | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| | | | | Li Lingwei | Li Lingwei | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Wendy Carter | Wendy Carter | 3 | 6 | Li Lingwei | Li Lingwei | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Li Lingwei | Li Lingwei | 11 | 11 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | Ivana Lie | Ivana Lie | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | Wendy Carter | Wendy Carter | 0 | 8 | |