What happened on Sunday November 23, 1980?

About November 23rd, 1980, in brief:

  • Historical events: A devastating earthquake struck southern Italy, causing massive destruction and loss of life. The magnitude 6.5-6.9 earthquake resulted in over 3,000-4,900 fatalities, approximately 1,900 people missing, 7,700-8,934 injured, and left around 250,000-300,000 people homeless. The earthquake had an extreme Mercalli intensity of X, causing extensive structural damage across the region.
  • Day of the week: November 23rd, 1980 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Lady by Kenny Rogers
  • #1 UK song: The Tide Is High by Blondie
  • Popular movie: Inferno directed by Ron Howard

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November 23, 1980: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 23, 1980:

  • Southern Italy Earthquake of 1980 A devastating earthquake struck southern Italy, causing massive destruction and loss of life. The magnitude 6.5-6.9 earthquake resulted in over 3,000-4,900 fatalities, approximately 1,900 people missing, 7,700-8,934 injured, and left around 250,000-300,000 people homeless. The earthquake had an extreme Mercalli intensity of X, causing extensive structural damage across the region.
  • National Black Independent Party Formation The National Black Independent Party was established, representing a significant moment in political organizing for Black political representation and independent political action.
  • CFL Grey Cup Championship The Edmonton Eskimos won their third consecutive CFL Grey Cup, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 48-10 at CNE Stadium in Toronto, demonstrating their dominance in Canadian football during this era.

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November 23, 1980: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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November 23, 1980: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Baltimore Colts - New England Patriots : 21 - 47
  • Chicago Bears - Atlanta Falcons : 17 - 28
  • Cincinnati Bengals - Cleveland Browns : 7 - 31
  • Detroit Lions - Tampa Bay Buccaneers : 24 - 10
  • Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Vikings : 25 - 13
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What day of the week was November 23, 1980?


November 23, 1980 was a Sunday and it was the 328th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 23, 1980 can also be written as 11/23/1980 in the US and as 23/11/1980 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on November 23, 1980?


Famous people born on November 23, 1980:

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November 23, 1980: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on November 23, 1980:

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November 23, 1980: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 23, 1980 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 17th and November 23rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 23, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 23, 1980 was Lady by Kenny Rogers, according to the music chart for the week November 17th and November 23rd.

  1. - Lady youtube
  2. - Woman In Love youtube
  3. - The Wanderer youtube
  4. - Another One Bites The Dust youtube
  5. - I'm Coming Out youtube

November 23, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 23, 1980 was The Tide Is High by Blondie, according to the music chart for the week November 17th and November 23rd.

  1. - The Tide Is High youtube
  2. - Super Trouper youtube
  3. - Woman In Love youtube
  4. - I Could Be So Good For You youtube
  5. - Fashion youtube

November 23, 1980: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 23, 1980 was Master Blaster (Jammin') by Stevie Wonder, according to the music chart for the week November 17th and November 23rd.

  1. - Master Blaster (Jammin') youtube
  2. - Lovely One
  3. - Love T.K.O.
  4. - More Bounch To The Ounce
  5. - Celebration youtube
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November 23, 1980: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 23rd is Sagittarius.

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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 23, 1980: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 23, 1980 is Monkey and the associated element is Metal.

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November 23, 1980: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 23, 1980 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 23, 1980 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 23, 1980 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 06:12 pm and setting at 09:11 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 22, 1980 while the next full moon would come on Dec 21, 1980.

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How old is someone born on November 23, 1980?


Someone born on November 23, 1980 is:

44 years 5 months old,

or 533 months and 10 days old,

or 2318 weeks and 6 days old,

or 16232 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 23, 1980?

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