What happened on Friday November 09, 1979?

About November 9th, 1979, in brief:

  • Historical events: On November 9, 1979, a critical moment in Cold War history occurred when NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, initially detected what appeared to be a massive Soviet nuclear strike. The potential threat triggered high-level military alerts and heightened tensions. However, after a meticulous review of raw satellite data and early-warning radar systems, military officials determined the alert was a false alarm, averting a potential catastrophic misunderstanding between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  • Day of the week: November 9th, 1979 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Heartache Tonight by Eagles
  • #1 UK song: When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman by Dr Hook
  • Popular movie: The Tempest directed by Julie Taymor

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November 09, 1979: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 09, 1979:

  • NORAD Nuclear False Alarm during Cold War On November 9, 1979, a critical moment in Cold War history occurred when NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, initially detected what appeared to be a massive Soviet nuclear strike. The potential threat triggered high-level military alerts and heightened tensions. However, after a meticulous review of raw satellite data and early-warning radar systems, military officials determined the alert was a false alarm, averting a potential catastrophic misunderstanding between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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November 09, 1979: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was November 09, 1979?


November 09, 1979 was a Friday and it was the 313th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 09, 1979 can also be written as 11/9/1979 in the US and as 9/11/1979 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on November 09, 1979?


Famous people born on November 09, 1979:

  • Caroline Flack

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  • Adam Dunn

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  • Zulia Calatayud
  • Chandra Leigh

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November 09, 1979: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 09, 1979 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 5th and November 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 09, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 09, 1979 was Heartache Tonight by Eagles, according to the music chart for the week November 5th and November 11th.

  1. - Heartache Tonight youtube
  2. - Dim All The Lights youtube
  3. - Still youtube
  4. - Rise youtube
  5. - Pop Muzik youtube

November 09, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 09, 1979 was When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman by Dr Hook, according to the music chart for the week November 5th and November 11th.

  1. - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman youtube
  2. - One Day At A Time youtube
  3. - Crazy Little Thing Called Love youtube
  4. - Gimme Gimme Gimme youtube
  5. - Eton Rifles youtube

November 09, 1979: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 09, 1979 was Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang, according to the music chart for the week November 5th and November 11th.

  1. - Ladies Night
  2. - Still youtube
  3. - (Not Just) Knee Deep - Part 1
  4. - Cruisin' youtube
  5. - I Wanna Be Your Lover
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November 09, 1979: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 9th is Scorpio.

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Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius.

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November 09, 1979: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 09, 1979 is Goat and the associated element is Earth.

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November 09, 1979: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 09, 1979 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 09, 1979 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on November 09, 1979 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 59% full, rising at 09:44 pm and setting at 12:11 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 04, 1979 while the next full moon would come on Dec 03, 1979.

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How old is someone born on November 09, 1979?


Someone born on November 09, 1979 is:

45 years 6 months old,

or 546 months and 25 days old,

or 2377 weeks and 4 days old,

or 16643 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 09, 1979?

There are 159 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday November 9th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on November 09, 1979?

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