November 18th, 1983.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on November 18th, 1983.

• A Christmas Story (1983) is released in cinemas.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 18th, 1983.

• United States: All Night Long - Lionel Richie
• United Kingdom: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Take me back to November 18th, 1983!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is November 18th, 1983, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. In America, the song All Night Long by Lionel Richie is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Uptown Girl by Billy Joel is the number one hit song.

Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Amityville 3-D 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 "The Two Ronnies", "Only Fools and Horses", "Cheers" and "Scarecrow and Mrs. King".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Invaders", "Galaxian", "Missile Command" and "Mario Bros.". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Cockleshell Bay" and "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Hungry Hungry Hippos, Cabbage Patch Kids, Fisher-Price Little People (Farm) and Masters of the Universe (figures).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on November 18th, 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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 39 years, 4 months and 13 days have passed since November 18th, 1983.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 46 of 1983.
• Leap Year: 1983 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on November 18th, 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 437961600.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on November 18th, 1983.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to November 18th, 1983.

• October 19th, 1983: Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop is executed following a coup.
• 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.
• This date: November 18th, 1983
• November 24th, 1983: The United Kingdom is shocked when 15-year-old Lynda Mann is found raped and strangled in the village of Narborough.
• November 25th, 1983: Boxing: Larry Holmes defeats Marvis Frazier by technical knockout after the referee stops the fight in the first round.
• November 27th, 1983: 181 people are killed when Avianca Flight 011 crashes near Madrid, Spain.
• December 9th, 1983: The film Scarface (1983) is released.
• December 16th, 1983: Soccer: Arsenal manager Terry Neill is sacked.
• December 17th, 1983: A fire at a nightclub in Madrid, Spain, kills 83 people.
• December 17th, 1983: A Provisional IRA car bomb kills 6 people outside of Harrods in London.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 18th, 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 5.
• Native American Zodiac: November 18th, 1983 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

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 November 18th, 1989, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 18th, 1983 was most likely conceived around February 25th, 1983.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 18th, 1983 is close to August 10th, 1984.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 18th, 1983.

• A total of 14,380 days have passed since this date.
• 2,054 weeks have passed.
• 1,242,428,400 seconds have passed since the November 18th, 1983.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,449,499,800 times.
• Since November 18th, 1983, the Earth has travelled approximately 641,093,054,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 207,071,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 106,848,842 steps. That's about 47,488 miles!
• Since this date, 14,909,141 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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