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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.XTC begin a European tour in support of the album English Settlement, at The Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Fast bowler Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket's top wicket-taker, having notched up a total of 249 wickets. He will inspire Men At Work to sing "Hear the cricket calling, switch on the TV, sit and stare for hours, and cheer Dennis Lillee", in their 1983 hit No Restrictions. He will also be mentioned in the Iain Campbell Smith song Blue Guitar, in which the narrator, describing unlikely, fantastic events, sings "I hit a six off Dennis Lillee and I clean bowled Gavaskar".