At A Glance

10 November 1977 at a glance

Day of the week
10 November 1977 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “The Name of the Game” by ABBA.
Top Film of 1977
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1977 was Star Wars.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1977 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 November 1977 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 November

  • 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
  • 1970 Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union.
  • 1975 Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy
  • 1975 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism.
  • 1983 Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.

Famous people born on 10 November

  • Zoey Deutch, American actress (born 1994)
  • Drew Lock, American football player (born 1996)
  • Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (1977–2009)
  • Walton Goggins, American actor and producer (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1977 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1977 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 February – Fleetwood Mac's Grammy-winning album Rumours is released, featuring songs that include "The Chain", "Don't Stop", and "Go Your Own Way".
  • 8 April – Punk band The Clash's debut album The Clash is released in the UK through CBS Records.
  • 29 April – British Aerospace is formed, to run the nationalised aviation industry.
More events of 1977 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1977

Prime Minister

James Callaghan

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

32p

Loaf of Bread

22p

Average House

£13,650

Weekly Wage

£80.00

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