What happened on Monday November 05, 1979?

About November 5th, 1979, in brief:

  • Historical events: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran during the Iranian Revolution, publicly declares the United States as 'the Great Satan', signaling a dramatic deterioration in diplomatic relations and setting the stage for future tensions between Iran and the United States.
  • Day of the week: November 5th, 1979 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #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

More about November 5th, 1979? See below for more news and curiosities on November 5th, 1979.

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November 05, 1979: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 05, 1979:

  • Khomeini Denounces United States Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran during the Iranian Revolution, publicly declares the United States as 'the Great Satan', signaling a dramatic deterioration in diplomatic relations and setting the stage for future tensions between Iran and the United States.
  • Bazargan Government Resigns Mehdi Bazargan, Iran's first post-revolutionary prime minister, resigns from his position amid the tumultuous Iranian Revolution, marking a significant moment of political transition and instability.
  • NPR's Morning Edition Launches National Public Radio (NPR) debuts its flagship morning news program, Morning Edition, which would go on to become one of the most influential and widely listened-to radio news programs in the United States.

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November 05, 1979: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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November 05, 1979: What were the main match results that day?

NFL - American Football

  • Houston Oilers - Miami Dolphins : 9 - 6
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What day of the week was November 05, 1979?


November 05, 1979 was a Monday and it was the 309th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 05, 1979 can also be written as 11/5/1979 in the US and as 5/11/1979 in UK and Europe.

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November 05, 1979: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on November 05, 1979:

  • Al Capp

    Al Capp was a renowned American cartoonist famous for creating the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which ran from 1934 to 1977.

  • Amedeo Nazzari
  • Lisa Regnell
  • Jean Rigal

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November 05, 1979: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 05, 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 05, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 05, 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 05, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 05, 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 05, 1979: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 05, 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 05, 1979: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for November 5th 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 05, 1979: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 05, 1979 is Goat and the associated element is Earth.

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November 05, 1979: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 05, 1979 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 05, 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 05, 1979 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 06:18 pm and setting at 08:51 am.

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 05, 1979?


Someone born on November 05, 1979 is:

45 years 5 months old,

or 545 months and 29 days old,

or 2373 weeks and 6 days old,

or 16617 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 05, 1979?

There are 185 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday November 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on November 05, 1979?

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