16 October 1983: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Sunday, October 16, 1983 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

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23
days

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You’ve taken nearly 307,560,960 breaths and experienced over 1,757,491,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 373,466,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 41 years, 9 months, and 7 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,085 days of your life or 13.93 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♎ October 16 zodiac sign is Libra ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 11 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for October is Marigold ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 16th

1953

Martha Smith, American actress (Animal House) and model (Playboy playmate July 1973)

1954

Stephen Mellor, American actor

1981

Caterina Scorsone, Canadian actress (Alice, The November Man)

1974

Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter and songwriter

1944

Johnny Washbrook, actor (Ken-My Friend Flicka)

1975

Kellie Martin, Riverside CA, actress (Life Goes On, Cristy)

1931

Rosa Rosal [Florence Gayda], Filipino actress and humanitarian described as "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema"

1965

Tom Tolbert, American sports broadcaster (KNBR SF-'The Razor & Mr. T'; NBC, ESPN, ABC) and basketball forward (GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, LA Clippers)

📜 Historical events on this date

1813

Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria and Russia.

1900

Great Britain and Germany sign the Anglo-German Treaty, agreeing to maintain territorial integrity of China and support'open door' policy called for by US Secretary of State.

1934

Mao Zedong & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March.

1962

Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

1978

Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected Pope John Paul II.

1998

Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges.

🎄 Holidays on October 16

National Department Store Day

National Department Store Day, celebrated on October 16, honors the big shops where you can find almost everything you need, from clothes to furniture, and how they play a big role in America's economy.

Dictionary Day

Dictionary Day, celebrated on October 16, honors Noah Webster, who made the first American dictionary, making it easier for everyone to understand and spell words correctly.

National Boss's Day

National Boss's Day, celebrated on October 16th, is a special day to show appreciation for our bosses, who guide and support us in our work, by doing something nice for them.

🏆 Sports in 1983

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Edmonton Oilers (4 - 0) to win the 1983 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XVII on January 30, 1983 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 1) to win the 1983 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1983 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 7-5, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert (6-1, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 16, 1983 can be written as X-XVI-MCMLXXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 16, 1983
→ Day Index: 289th day of 1983
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 1983
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday: 84 days
→ Age on next birthday: 42 years old
→ Days since birth: 15256 days
→ You are: 21,969,207 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,085 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 167 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 13.93 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 517 🌔
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1983: 4,701,530,843 Source: un.org

The 1983 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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