At A Glance
27 June 1983 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 June 1983 was a Monday.
- 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 27 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1983 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 June 1983 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 27 June
- 1977 France grants independence to Djibouti.
- 1977 Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
- 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
- 1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
Famous people born on June 27
- Tobey Maguire, American actor (born 1975)
- Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (1880–1968)
- H.E.R., American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
- J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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