What Happened on March 30, 1983

Historical Events

  • New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) begins trading in crude oil future
  • Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives" premieres in London
  • USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

Famous Birthdays

  • Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
  • Hebe Tian, Taiwanese Mando-pop singer (S.H.E), born in Xinfeng, Taiwan
  • Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Rambouillet, France
  • Scott Moffatt, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Moffatts), born in Whitehorse, Yukon
  • Zach Gowen, American professional wrestler

About March 30, 1983

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 41 years and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
  • UK #1 Song: Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran