What happened on Monday November 23, 1970?

About November 23rd, 1970, in brief:

  • Historical events: Lithuanian radio operator Simas Kudirka attempted to defect from a Soviet fishing trawler to the United States by jumping aboard the U.S. Coast Guard vessel USS Quinnebaug, marking a dramatic moment during the Cold War era.
  • Day of the week: November 23rd, 1970 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Dog (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family
  • #1 UK song: Woodstock by Matthew's Southern Comfort
  • Popular movie: Waterloo directed by Sergey Bondarchuk

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November 23, 1970: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on November 23, 1970:

  • Simas Kudirka's Defection Attempt Lithuanian radio operator Simas Kudirka attempted to defect from a Soviet fishing trawler to the United States by jumping aboard the U.S. Coast Guard vessel USS Quinnebaug, marking a dramatic moment during the Cold War era.
  • Cat Stevens Releases 'Tea for the Tillerman' British folk-rock singer-songwriter Cat Stevens released his critically acclaimed fourth studio album 'Tea for the Tillerman' through A&M and Island Records, which would later become a landmark album in the singer-songwriter genre.
  • Oklahoma! Network TV Debut Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical 'Oklahoma!' made its network television debut when CBS telecasted the 1955 film version as a special 3-hour Thanksgiving programming event.
  • KNCT TV Channel 46 Launches KNCT TV channel 46, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) station located in Belton/Killeen, Texas, began its broadcasting operations, expanding local media and educational programming in the region.
  • Zod Ball Biography Brief mention of Zod Ball, a British television and radio presenter active during this period.

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November 23, 1970: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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November 23, 1970: What were the main match results that day?

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  • New York Giants - Philadelphia Eagles : 20 - 23
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What day of the week was November 23, 1970?


November 23, 1970 was a Monday and it was the 327th day of the year 1970 in the Gregorian calendar.

November 23, 1970 can also be written as 11/23/1970 in the US and as 23/11/1970 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on November 23, 1970?


Famous people born on November 23, 1970:

  • Zoë Ball

    Zoë Ball is a prominent English radio and television presenter, best known for hosting popular BBC shows and morning programs.

  • Isabelle Bouysse
  • Teresa Mannino
  • Oded Fehr

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November 23, 1970: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on November 23, 1970:

  • Yusof Ishak

    Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st president of singapore (b. 1910).

  • Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
  • Alf Prøysen

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November 23, 1970: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on November 23, 1970 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 23rd and November 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

November 23, 1970: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on November 23, 1970 was I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family, according to the music chart for the week November 23rd and November 29th.

  1. - I Think I Love You youtube
  2. - The Tears Of A Clown youtube
  3. - I'll Be There youtube
  4. - We've Only Just Begun youtube
  5. - Fire And Rain youtube

November 23, 1970: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on November 23, 1970 was Woodstock by Matthew's Southern Comfort, according to the music chart for the week November 23rd and November 29th.

  1. - Woodstock youtube
  2. - Voodoo Chile youtube
  3. - Patches youtube
  4. - Indian Reservation youtube
  5. - I Hear You Knocking youtube

November 23, 1970: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on November 23, 1970 was Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) by James Brown, according to the music chart for the week November 23rd and November 29th.

  1. - Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)
  2. - Heaven Help Us All
  3. - The Tears Of A Clown
  4. - Engine Number 9
  5. - I'll Be There youtube
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November 23, 1970: 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, 1970: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for November 23, 1970 is Dog and the associated element is Metal.

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November 23, 1970: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on November 23, 1970 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on November 23, 1970 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, 1970 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 16% full, rising at 01:29 am and setting at 01:56 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 13, 1970 while the next full moon would come on Dec 12, 1970.

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How old is someone born on November 23, 1970?


Someone born on November 23, 1970 is:

54 years 5 months old,

or 653 months and 22 days old,

or 2842 weeks and 3 days old,

or 19897 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on November 23, 1970?

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