At A Glance

7 November 1982 at a glance

Day of the week
7 November 1982 was a Sunday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners.
Top Film of 1982
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1982 was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1982
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1982 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 November 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 November 1982 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 November

  • 1982 Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé.
  • 1983 Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war
  • 1987 In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
  • 1987 The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.
  • 1989 Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.

Famous people born on 7 November

  • Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1867–1934)
  • Gervonta Davis, American boxer (born 1994)
  • Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (1879–1940)
  • Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)

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Events of 1982 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1982 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 January – Sir William McMahon announces his retirement from politics after 32 years. His resignation comes at an awkward time for the Federal Government, not keen to test its mid-term popularity in so vulnerable a seat as Lowe.
  • February 14 – Devo on Countdown Tour Rockout Band
  • 20 March – Thousands of people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to mark its 50th anniversary.

Life in Australia in 1982

Prime Minister

Malcolm Fraser

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.38

Loaf of Bread

$0.70

Average House

$54,000

Weekly Wage

$275.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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