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17 June 1983 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 June 1983 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Flashdance... What a Feeling” by Irene Cara.
- Top Film of 1983
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1983 was Return of the Jedi.
- Bestselling Novel of 1983
- “Return of the Jedi” by James Kahn was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1983.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Dallas” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1983–84 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 June 1983 was First Quarter.
On this day: 17 June
- 1967 Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
- 1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
- 1991 Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- 1992 A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
Famous people born on June 17
- Elena Rybakina, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
- Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Thomas Haden Church, American actor (born 1960)
- Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000)
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Events of 1983 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1983 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 25 – Rob Lowe's feature film debut The Outsiders is released.
- April 11 – The 55th Academy Awards, hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Richard Attenborough's Gandhi receives 11 nominations and wins eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- April 18 – The Disney Channel is initiated on American cable TV.
Life in the US in 1983
President
Ronald Reagan
Gas (per gallon)
$1.16
Loaf of Bread
$0.59
Average House
$75,300
Weekly Wage
$308
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