What happened on Saturday November 21, 1981?

About November 21st, 1981, in brief:

  • Historical events: Approximately 400,000 people demonstrated in Amsterdam against the deployment of cruise missiles, reflecting widespread European opposition to nuclear armament during the Cold War era.
  • Day of the week: November 21st, 1981 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Physical by Olivia Newton-John
  • #1 UK song: Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie
  • Popular movie: Cannibal Ferox directed by Umberto Lenzi

More about November 21st, 1981? See below for more news and curiosities on November 21st, 1981.

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November 21, 1981: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 21, 1981:

  • Mass Anti-Nuclear Missile Protest in Amsterdam Approximately 400,000 people demonstrated in Amsterdam against the deployment of cruise missiles, reflecting widespread European opposition to nuclear armament during the Cold War era.
  • Olivia Newton-John's 'Physical' Tops Charts Olivia Newton-John's hit single 'Physical' reaches number one on the music charts and maintains its top position for an impressive 10 consecutive weeks, becoming a defining pop culture moment of 1981.

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November 21, 1981: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was November 21, 1981?


November 21, 1981 was a Saturday and it was the 325th day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 21, 1981 can also be written as 11/21/1981 in the US and as 21/11/1981 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on November 21, 1981?


Famous people born on November 21, 1981:

  • Park Hae-soo
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  • Tony Azevedo
  • Jonny Magallón
  • Werknesh Kidane
  • Simona Păduraru
  • Ainārs Kovals
  • Erika Dicht
  • Pedro Costa

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November 21, 1981: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 21, 1981 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 16th and November 22nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 21, 1981: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 21, 1981 was Physical by Olivia Newton-John, according to the music chart for the week November 16th and November 22nd.

  1. - Physical youtube
  2. - Private Eyes youtube
  3. - Waiting For A Girl Like You youtube
  4. - Start Me Up youtube
  5. - Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) youtube

November 21, 1981: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 21, 1981 was Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie, according to the music chart for the week November 16th and November 22nd.

  1. - Under Pressure youtube
  2. - Begin The Beguine (Volver A Empezar) youtube
  3. - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic youtube
  4. - Happy Birthday youtube
  5. - Joan Of Arc youtube

November 21, 1981: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 21, 1981 was Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) by Kool & The Gang, according to the music chart for the week November 16th and November 22nd.

  1. - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
  2. - Let's Groove youtube
  3. - Controversy
  4. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  5. - Never Too Much
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November 21, 1981: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 21st 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 21, 1981: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 21, 1981 is Rooster and the associated element is Metal.

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November 21, 1981: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 21, 1981 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 21, 1981 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 21, 1981 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 12% full, rising at 01:48 am and setting at 02:57 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 11, 1981 while the next full moon would come on Dec 11, 1981.

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How old is someone born on November 21, 1981?


Someone born on November 21, 1981 is:

43 years 5 months old,

or 521 months and 23 days old,

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or 15880 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 21, 1981?

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