At A Glance

10 November 1982 at a glance

Day of the week
10 November 1982 was a Wednesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Up Where We Belong” by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.
Top Film of 1982
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1982 was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Bestselling Novel of 1982
“E.T., The Extraterrestrial” by William Kotzwinkle was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1982.
Top-Rated TV Show
“60 Minutes” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1982–83 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 November 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 November 1982 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 November

  • 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.
  • 1989 Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.
  • 1989 Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Famous people born on November 10

  • 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 1982 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1982 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 7 – The Commodore 64 8-bit home computer is launched by Commodore International in Las Vegas
  • February 28 – Adobe Systems is founded in the United States.
  • March 29 – The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and three other Academy Awards.

Life in the US in 1982

President

Ronald Reagan

Gas (per gallon)

$1.22

Loaf of Bread

$0.57

Average House

$70,800

Weekly Wage

$298

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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s

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