What happened on Saturday December 24, 1983?

About December 24th, 1983, in brief:

  • Historical events: A historic and devastating cold wave swept across the United States, considered the most severe in 50 years. The Upper Midwest experienced dangerously low temperatures well below zero, accompanied by life-threatening wind chills. Extensive snow coverage stretched from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains, causing significant disruption to daily life and posing serious risks to human safety.
  • Day of the week: December 24th, 1983 was a Saturday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Say Say Say by Paul McCartney
  • #1 UK song: You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins
  • Popular movie: Tenebre directed by Dario Argento

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December 24, 1983: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 24, 1983:

  • Severe 1983 United States Cold Wave A historic and devastating cold wave swept across the United States, considered the most severe in 50 years. The Upper Midwest experienced dangerously low temperatures well below zero, accompanied by life-threatening wind chills. Extensive snow coverage stretched from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains, causing significant disruption to daily life and posing serious risks to human safety.
  • Aeroflot Flight 601 Crash Aeroflot Flight 601 tragically crashed during takeoff from Leshukonskoye Airport in northern Russia, resulting in the deaths of 44 out of 49 passengers and crew. The incident highlights the challenging aviation safety conditions of the early 1980s in the Soviet Union.

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December 24, 1983: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 24, 1983: What were the main match results that day?

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  • Denver Broncos - Seattle Seahawks : 7 - 31
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What day of the week was December 24, 1983?


December 24, 1983 was a Saturday and it was the 358th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 24, 1983 can also be written as 12/24/1983 in the US and as 24/12/1983 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 24, 1983?


Famous people born on December 24, 1983:

  • Irina Krush

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December 24, 1983: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 24, 1983:

  • Ardelio Allori

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December 24, 1983: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 24, 1983 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 19th and December 25th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 24, 1983: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 24, 1983 was Say Say Say by Paul McCartney, according to the music chart for the week December 19th and December 25th.

  1. - Say Say Say youtube
  2. - Say It Isn't So youtube
  3. - Union Of The Snake youtube
  4. - Owner Of A Lonely Heart youtube
  5. - All Night Long (All Night) youtube

December 24, 1983: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 24, 1983 was You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins, according to the music chart for the week December 19th and December 25th.

  1. - You Can't Hurry Love youtube
  2. - Only You youtube
  3. - Love Of The Common People youtube
  4. - A Winter's Tale youtube
  5. - My Oh My youtube

December 24, 1983: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 24, 1983 was Time Will Reveal by Debarge, according to the music chart for the week December 19th and December 25th.

  1. - Time Will Reveal
  2. - Say Say Say
  3. - Joanna youtube
  4. - Touch A Four Leaf Clover
  5. - Let The Music Play
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December 24, 1983: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 24th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 24, 1983: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 24, 1983 is Pig and the associated element is Water.

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December 24, 1983: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 24, 1983 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 24, 1983 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 24, 1983 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 62% full, rising at 09:57 pm and setting at 11:40 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 20, 1983 while the next full moon would come on Jan 18, 1984.

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How old is someone born on December 24, 1983?


Someone born on December 24, 1983 is:

41 years 3 months old,

or 495 months and 30 days old,

or 2156 weeks and 4 days old,

or 15096 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 24, 1983?

There are 245 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 24th 2025.

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