What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 23, 1983?

In the Chinese zodiac, October 23, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.

What is the birthstone for October?

The birthstone for October is opal.

What was the moon phase on October 23, 1983?

On October 23, 1983 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Sunday

Born on October 23, 1983?

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📅 Weekday
Sunday
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
🐖 Chinese zodiac
Water Pig
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
43 years

Famous people born on October 23, 1983

Valentin Demyanenko

Ukrainian-Azerbaijani canoeist

Born the same week

Luis Saritama

October 20 · Ecuadorian footballer

Alona Tal

October 20 · Israeli actress and singer

Michel Vorm

October 20 · Dutch association football player (born 1983)

Hrvoje Ćustić

October 21 · Croatian footballer, died of injury sustained in game (1983-2008)

Dmitri Sychev

October 26 · Russian footballer

What happened that day

Beirut barracks bombing: Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French Army and United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.

Also that week

At the 17th General Conference on Weights and Measures, the metre is defined in terms of the speed of light as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Invasion of Grenada by United States troops at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
Word processor software Multi-Tool Word, soon to become Microsoft Word, is released in the United States. It is primarily the work of programmers Richard Brodie and Charles Simonyi. Free demonstration copies on disk are distributed with the November issue of PC World magazine.
Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, and 40 others are assassinated in a military coup.
Argentine general election: The first democratic elections in Argentina after seven years of military rule are held.

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song in the US

Islands In The Stream

Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton

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🎵 No. 1 song

October 23, 1983 was a Sunday. Someone born on October 23, 1983 is a Scorpio. Someone born on October 23, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,719 days. People born in 1983 belong to the Millennials.

Also born on October 23

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Ignatius of Loyola
1491 · Spanish Catholic priest and theologian
Sarah Bernhardt
1844 · French stage actress, painter and sculptor
Pelé
1940 · Brazilian footballer
Ang Lee
1954 · Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born )
Paul Kagame
1957 · President of Rwanda since (born )

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Questions about October 23, 1983

What day of the week was October 23, 1983?: October 23, 1983 was a Sunday.
What star sign is someone born on October 23, 1983?: Someone born on October 23, 1983 is a Scorpio.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for October 23, 1983?: In the Chinese zodiac, October 23, 1983 falls in the year of the Water Pig.
How old is someone born on October 23, 1983?: Someone born on October 23, 1983 is 43 years old today and has lived about 15,719 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1983?: People born in 1983 belong to the Millennials.
What is the birthstone for October?: The birthstone for October is opal.
What was the moon phase on October 23, 1983?: On October 23, 1983 the moon was a Full Moon.

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