At A Glance

25 November 1982 at a glance

Day of the week
25 November 1982 was a Thursday.
Irish Chart Song in 1982
The Irish chart song for 1982 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.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 November 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 November 1982 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 November

  • 1980 Sangoulé Lamizana, president of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Saye Zerbo.
  • 1981 Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
  • 1984 Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
  • 1986 Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
  • 1986 The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

Famous people born on 25 November

  • John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (1960–1999)
  • Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer (born 1981)
  • Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971)
  • Joel Kinnaman, Swedish actor (born 1979)

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Events of 1982 in Ireland

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

  • 21 January – Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, was expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.
  • 18 February – General election: Fianna Fáil was the largest party.
  • 9 March – 23rd Dáil assembled; Charles Haughey was elected Taoiseach.

Life in Ireland in 1982

Taoiseach

Charles Haughey

Petrol (per litre)

£1.38/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.38

Average House

£26,000

Weekly Wage

£60

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