At A Glance

25 September 1983 at a glance

Day of the week
25 September 1983 was a Sunday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Australiana” by Austen Tayshus.
Top Film of 1983
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1983
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1983 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 September 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 September 1983 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 25 September

  • 1974 Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
  • 1977 About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
  • 1981 Belize joins the United Nations.
  • 1987 Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
  • 1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.

Famous people born on 25 September

  • Bella Ramsey, English actor (born 2003)
  • Michael Douglas, American actor and producer (born 1944)
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress (born 1969)
  • Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper (born 1968)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1983 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1983 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 14 January – Federal Opposition Leader Bill Hayden reshuffles the shadow frontbench, while a conspiracy to depose him still looms large.
  • 21 February – The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) endorses the Prices and Incomes Accord drawn up jointly with the Australian Labor Party.
  • 5 March – 1983 Australian federal election. The ALP, with Bob Hawke as leader wins with one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in Australian political history.

Life in Australia in 1983

Prime Minister

Bob Hawke

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.38

Loaf of Bread

$0.75

Average House

$57,000

Weekly Wage

$295.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s

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