October 19th, 1983

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on October 19th, 1983.

• Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is executed following a coup.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 19th, 1983.

• United States: Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
• United Kingdom: Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Take me back to October 19th, 1983!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 19th, 1983, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.

Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. In America, the song Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Karma Chameleon by Culture Club is the number-one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie The Big Chill is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Happy Days", "Only Fools and Horses", "Knight Rider", and "Manimal".

In fashion, women are wearing jelly shoes, turtleneck sweaters, loose high-waist pants, crop tops, and puffer jackets lined with fur. Meanwhile, men have been ditching the disco look of the 1970s in favor of athletic clothing such as tracksuits and sports jerseys. The "preppy" look has also been making a comeback. Because it's 1983, the radio stations are being dominated by artists such as Culture Club, Michael Jackson, Irene Cara, David Bowie and The Police. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Marvin Gaye and Truman Capote would be still alive.

People are playing video games such as "Space Invaders", "Lunar Lander", "Pac-Man", and "Missile Command". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Schoolhouse Rock!", "The Smurfs", and "Mister T". Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Monchhichi / Chicaboo, the Commodore 64, and My Little Pony (figures).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 19th, 1983.

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  1983 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1983 included The Police, Michael Jackson, Irene Cara, Men at Work, Bonnie Tyler, Hall & Oates, Michael Sembello, Eurythmics, Culture Club and Dexys Midnight Runners.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1983?

  The best NBA players in 1983 were Moses Malone, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Sidney Moncrief and Julius Erving.

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  1983 in movies.

  Movies released in 1983 included Return of the Jedi, Terms of Endearment, Flashdance, Trading Places, National Lampoon's Vacation, WarGames, Scarface, Octopussy, Sudden Impact, Staying Alive, Mr. Mom and Risky Business.

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  Best soccer players.

  In 1983, the best soccer players were Michel Platini, Kenny Dalglish, Allan Simonsen, Gordon Strachan, Felix Magath, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Rinat Dasayev, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Jesper Olsen, Bryan Robson and Fernando Gomes.

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  Terms of Endearment.

  "Terms of Endearment" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1983.

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  Time Person of the Year: 1983.

  Ronald Reagan and Yuri Andropov were both named Time Person of the Year in 1983.

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  The Police - "Every Breath You Take"

  "Every Breath You Take" by The Police went on to win a Grammy for 1983's Song of the Year.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.

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  Leg warmers.

  Wearing leg warmers was a popular fad during this period. The trend was popularized by movies such as Fame and Flashdance.

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  VCRs are becoming popular.

  VCRs started to become a popular household item during the first half of the 1980s. However, they were still very costly. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  Early 1980s fashion.

  The early 1980s saw a minimalist approach to fashion, with some trends carrying over from the late 1970s. Sweaters, fur-lined puffer jackets, tunics, ripped jeans, leotards, velour tracksuits, tube tops, knee-length skirts, high-waisted pants, and embroidered jeans were all popular. The colors during the early 1980s were subdued, quiet, and basic. Varying shades of brown, tan, and orange were in fashion.

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  Computers are replacing typewriters.

  Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.

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  TV remotes.

  Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.

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  The Atari 2600.

  The Atari 2600 was the dominant video game system.

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  The Walkman.

  In the late 1970s and 1980s, portable cassette players such as the "Sony Walkman" were becoming more common.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 39 years, 7 months, and 17 days have passed since October 19th, 1983.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 42 of 1983.
• Leap Year: 1983 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on October 19th, 1983, are now 39 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1983 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 435366000.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 19th, 1983.

• September 24th, 1983: Soccer: Peter Beardsley makes his debut for Newcastle United.
• September 25th, 1983: 38 Provisional IRA prisoners break out of the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.
• September 26th, 1983: Nuclear false alarm: An early-warning radar in the Soviet Union erroneously reports that an intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from bases in the United States.
• September 29th, 1983: Billy Joel releases his single "Uptown Girl".
• October 9th, 1983: North Korea attempts to assassinate South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan.
• October 11th, 1983: The album "Can't Slow Down" is released by Lionel Richie.
• October 14th, 1983: Jamaican reggae singer Hugh Mundell is shot to death while sitting in his car in Kingston, Jamaica.
• October 14th, 1983: UK politics: Conservative MP Cecil Parkinson resigns following revelations that his former secretary is pregnant with his child.
• October 17th, 1983: The first episode of the tabloid talk show "The Sally Jessy Raphael Show" is aired on TV.
• This date: October 19th, 1983
• October 23rd, 1983: 241 US servicemen, 58 French soldiers and 6 Lebanese civilians are killed by suicide attacks in Beirut.
• October 24th, 1983: The song "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood is released.
• October 25th, 1983: The United States invades Grenada following the execution of its former Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop.
• October 27th, 1983: Police in Alaska find jewelry belonging to missing women after searching the home of suspected serial killer Robert Hansen.
• November 2nd, 1983: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially created in the United States.
• November 7th, 1983: A far-left group called the "Armed Resistance Unit" detonates a bomb near the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C.
• November 10th, 1983: Soccer: Striker Andy Gray joins Everton.
• November 18th, 1983: A Christmas Story (1983) is released in cinemas.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 19th, 1983, will have the star sign Libra.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1983 was the year of the .
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: October 19th, 1983 falls under the Raven.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Photos of early 1980s fashion.

Photographs of early 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1983.

1983 saw the introduction of cars such as the BMW M6, the Dodge Charger (1981), the Chrysler E-Class, the Ford Fiesta Mk2, the Renault 25 and the Honda Civic (third generation).

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1983.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 19th, 1989, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 19th, 1983 was most likely conceived around January 26th, 1983.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 19th, 1983 is close to July 11th, 1984.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 19th, 1983.

• A total of 14,474 days have passed since this date.
• 2,067 weeks have passed.
• 1,250,553,600 seconds have passed since the October 19th, 1983.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,458,979,200 times.
• Since October 19th, 1983, the Earth has travelled approximately 645,285,657,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 208,425,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 107,547,610 steps. That's about 47,799 miles!
• Since this date, 15,006,643 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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