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26 November 1978 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 November 1978 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?” by Rod Stewart.
- Top Film of 1978
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1978 was Grease.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 26 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 November 1978 fell in the Year of the Horse.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 November 1978 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 26 November
- 1968 Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1970 In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.
- 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
- 1986 Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
- 1986 The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
Famous people born on 26 November
- Tina Turner, American-Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (1939–2023)
- Danny Welbeck, English footballer (born 1990)
- Rita Ora, Kosovan-English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1990)
- Maud of Wales (1869–1938)
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Events of 1978 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1978 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 11 January – A North Sea storm surge ruins four piers in the UK: Herne Bay, Margate, Hunstanton and Skegness.
- 9 February – Gordon McQueen, 25-year-old Scotland central defender, becomes Britain's first £500,000 footballer in a transfer from Leeds United to Manchester United.
- 8 March – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy first broadcast by BBC Radio 4.
Life in 1978
Prime Minister
James Callaghan
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
34p
Loaf of Bread
24p
Average House
£15,590
Weekly Wage
£88.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s
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Matthew Rhys8 November 1974ActorView their day →Hannah Waddingham28 July 1974ActressView their day →Andy Burnham7 January 1970PoliticianView their day →Christopher Nolan30 July 1970FilmmakerView their day →Lucy Davis17 February 1973ActressView their day →Tom Hardy15 September 1977ActorView their day →Christian Bale30 January 1974ActorView their day →Kelly Macdonald23 February 1976ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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