At A Glance

13 February 1983 at a glance

Day of the week
13 February 1983 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Too Shy” by Kajagoogoo.
Top Film of 1983
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 February 1983 was New Moon.

On this day: 13 February

  • 1975 Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
  • 1979 An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
  • 1981 A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • 1984 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • 1996 The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).

Famous people born on 13 February

  • Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
  • Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
  • Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
  • Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)

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Events of 1983 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1983 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 February – TV-am launches on ITV.
  • 11 April – Richard Attenborough's 1982 film Gandhi wins eight Academy Awards.
  • 21 April – The one pound coin introduced in England and Wales.

Life in 1983

Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

60p

Loaf of Bread

42p

Average House

£26,473

Weekly Wage

£155.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s

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