– Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.6 mph (511.13 km/h) at Blowering Dam, Australia. October 9 – P.W. Botha succeeds John Vorster as Prime Minister of South Africa. October 10 Daniel arap Moi becomes president of Kenya. John Vorster becomes State President of South Africa. A massive short circuit in Seasat's electrical system ends the satellite's scientific mission. United States President Jimmy Carter signs a bill that authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar. October 13 – The Soviet Union launches a major Russification campaign throughout all union republics. October 14 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs a bill into law which allows homebrewing of beer in the United States. October 16 – Pope John Paul II succeeds Pope John Paul I as the 264th pope, resulting in the first Year of Three Popes since 1605. He is the first Polish pope in history, and the first non-Italian pope since Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523). October 18 – Thorbjörn Fälldin steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is succeeded by Ola Ullsten, the Leader of the liberal People's Party ("Folkpartiet"). October 20 – The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is held as a protest march and commemoration of the Stonewall riots. October 21 – Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 Skylane over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft. October 27 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord. October 31 – The South African Railways sets a still unbeaten world rail speed record on Cape gauge. November November 2: 8:00 pm – The Republic of Ireland's second television channel RTÉ 2 goes on air (renamed Network 2, 1988; RTÉ Network Two, 1995; N2, 1997; and RTÉ Two in 2004). November 3 – Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. November 7 – Indira Gandhi is re-elected to the Indian parliament. November 18 – Jonestown incident: In Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple cult in a mass murder–suicide that claims 918 lives in all, 909 of them at Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is assassinated by members of Peoples Temple shortly beforehand. November 24 – China starts an experimental "household responsibility system", in Anhui Province. November