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16 November 1983 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 November 1983 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel.
- Top Film of 1983
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 November 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 November 1983 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 16 November
- 1979 The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
- 1988 The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
- 1988 In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1990 Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
- 1992 The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
Famous people born on 16 November
- Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
- Tiberius, Roman emperor (born -42)
- Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic (1948–2026)
- Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (1907–1997)
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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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