October 23rd, 1983.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on October 23rd, 1983.

• 241 US servicemen, 58 French soldiers and 6 Lebanese civilians are killed by suicide attacks in Beirut.

Popular songs.

On October 23rd, 1983, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

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

Take me back to October 23rd, 1983!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is October 23rd, 1983, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

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 and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. Halloween of 1983 is quickly approaching and stores are selling costumes and decorations.

In America, the song Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Karma Chameleon by Culture Club is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie The Big Chill is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, women are currently 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 70s 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. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Happy Days", "Magnum, P.I." and "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Invaders", "Lunar Lander", "Pac-Man" and "Donkey Kong".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Danger Mouse", "Inspector Gadget" and "The Littles". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Operation, Dungeons & Dragons and My Little Pony (figures).

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 23rd, 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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  Who were the best football players in 1983?

  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 as the 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 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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  Leg warmers.

  At this time, wearing leg warmers was a popular fad. The trend was popularized by movies such as Fame and Flashdance.

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  VCRs are becoming popular.

  During the first half of the 1980s, VCRs started to become a popular household item. 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 80s 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 during this period. 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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  The Atari 2600.

  During this period, the Atari 2600 was the dominant 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 and more common.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

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

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 39 years, 1 months and 7 days have passed since October 23rd, 1983.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 42 of 1983.
• Leap Year: 1983 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on October 23rd, 1983 will be 39 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1983 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 435711600.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around October 23rd, 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 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 19th, 1983: Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is executed following a coup.
• This date: October 23rd, 1983
• 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 23rd, 1983, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1983 was the year of the .
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: October 23rd, 1983 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 23rd, 1983.

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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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 23rd, 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 23rd, 1983 was most likely conceived around January 30th, 1983.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 23rd, 1983 is close to July 15th, 1984.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 23rd, 1983.

• A total of 14,283 days have passed since this date.
• 2,040 weeks have passed.
• 1,234,051,200 seconds have passed since the October 23rd, 1983.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,439,726,400 times.
• Since October 23rd, 1983, the Earth has travelled approximately 636,770,419,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 205,675,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 106,128,403 steps. That's about 47,168 miles!
• Since this date, 14,808,614 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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