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30 April 1983 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 1983 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “True” by Spandau Ballet.
- Top Film of 1983
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 1983 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 30 April
- 1973 Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign.
- 1975 Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
- 1980 Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
- 1980 The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
- 1993 CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
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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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