November 21, 1979, was a Wednesday. It was 45 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
Notable events that occurred on November 21, 1979:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 21, 1979:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "10".
This date occurred 16,468 days ago. Approximately 549 months have passed. It was the 325th day of 1979, in week 47. The decade was the seventies. The start of 1980 was just 40 days away. People who were born on November 21, 1979, are now 45 years old and belong to the Generation X generation. 183 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is November 21, 1979, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
In America, it is the day before Thanksgiving and people are looking forward to tomorrow's dinner. It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song "No More Tears" by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer is at the top of the singles charts, while "When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr. Hook is the number-one song in the UK.
Jimmy Carter is the President of the United States, and the movie 10 is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Hawaii Five-O", "The Rockford Files", "Laverne & Shirley", and "Eight Is Enough".
In fashion, clothes have become baggier and pants have become less flared. Sports clothing and the "disco look" are both popular at the moment. Women are wearing sundresses, strapless tops with t-shirts, shoulder pads, cardigans, knee-length skirts and daisy dukes. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, flare jeans, low-top sneakers and untucked collared shirts. Because it's 1979, the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Blondie, Gloria Gaynor, M, Donna Summer, Patrick Hernandez, The Knack and Rod Stewart. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Alfred Hitchcock, Ian Curtis, Dorothy Stratten, and Steve McQueen would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Gun Fight", "Breakout", "Lunar Lander", and "Asteroids". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Casper and the Angels", and "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon". Children are playing with toys such as Magna Doodle, Connect Four, Lego Technic, and Mattel Electronic Football (handheld game).
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People in November 1979 were watching the following TV series:
1979 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Citation, the Volkswagen Jetta, the Honda Civic (second generation), the Datsun Bluebird (910), the Vauxhall Astra, and the Dodge St. Regis.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in November 1979.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1979.
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Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on November 21, 1979.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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