Born on 6 September 1983

At A Glance

6 September 1983 at a glance

Day of the week

6 September 1983 was a Tuesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Red Red Wine” by UB40.

Top Film of 1983

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

Star sign

The star sign for 6 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 6 September 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 6 September 1983 was New Moon.

On this day: 6 September

• 1976 Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.
• 1988 End of the last stage of the Anfal campaign of Ba'athist Iraq against its Kurdish population, which resulted in major destructions and major civilian losses.
• 1991 The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
• 1991 The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1.
• 1992 A group of hunters at the Stampede trail near Healy, Alaska come across a male corpse in abandoned bus, later identified as Christopher McCandless.

Famous people born on 6 September

• Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (1971–2018)
• Idris Elba, English actor (born 1972)
• Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian (born 1985)
• Roger Waters, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1943)

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