Born on 14 February 1983

At A Glance

14 February 1983 at a glance

Day of the week

14 February 1983 was a Monday.

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 14 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 February 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 February 1983 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 14 February

• 1983 United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
• 1990 The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
• 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
• 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.
• 2005 YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.

Famous people born on 14 February

• Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager (1951–2026)
• Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (1913–1975)
• Freddie Highmore, English actor (born 1992)
• Steve McNair, American football player (1973–2009)

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