At A Glance

27 March 1983 at a glance

Day of the week
27 March 1983 was a Sunday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Gloria” by Laura Branigan.
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 27 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 March 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 March 1983 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 27 March

  • 1975 Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
  • 1976 The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public.
  • 1981 The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
  • 1990 The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.
  • 1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of China.

Famous people born on 27 March

  • Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor (born 1971)
  • Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (born 1963)
  • Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer (born 1997)
  • Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969)

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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