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* 12 October - The Provisional Irish
Republican Army attempts to
assassinate the Conservative cabinet
in the Brighton hotel bombing. Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher escapes
injury, but Norman Tebbit is trapped
among the rubble and his wife Margaret
is seriously injured. Five people,
including MP Anthony Berry, are
killed.
* 13 October - Darts player John Lowe
achieves the first televised nine dart
finish.
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