Born on 15 October 1983

At A Glance

15 October 1983 at a glance

Day of the week

15 October 1983 was a Saturday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club.

Top Film of 1983

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 October 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 October 1983 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 October

• 1979 Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party.
• 1979 A coup d'état in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War.
• 1989 Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
• 1990 Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
• 1991 The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.

Famous people born on 15 October

• Dominic West, English actor and director (born 1969)
• Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (1844–1900)
• Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer (born 1989)
• Mira Nair, Indian-American actress, director, and producer (born 1957)

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