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22 November 1984 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 November 1984 was a Thursday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Just Called to Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder.
- Top Film of 1984
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1984
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1984 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 November 1984 was New Moon.
On this day: 22 November
- 1967 UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
- 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
- 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.
- 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
Famous people born on 22 November
- Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
- Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)
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Events of 1984 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 17 January – Ian Sinclair is elected leader of the National Party of Australia following Doug Anthony's retirement.
- 1 February – Medicare comes into effect in Australia.
- 6 March – High Court Judge, Justice Lionel Murphy is named in Parliament as the judge referred to in The Age tapes published on 2 February.
Life in Australia in 1984
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.44
Loaf of Bread
$0.80
Average House
$60,000
Weekly Wage
$330.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
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Chris Hemsworth11 August 1983ActorView their day →Delta Goodrem9 November 1984Singer & songwriterView their day →Ruby Rose20 March 1986Actor & modelView their day →Sam Reid19 February 1987ActorView their day →Rebel Wilson2 March 1980Actress & writerView their day →Teresa Palmer26 February 1986Actress & modelView their day →Alexander Volkanovski29 September 1988Mixed martial artist & kickboxerView their day →Abbie Cornish7 August 1982ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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