Historical Events
- 'New age music' radio program "Hearts of Space" makes its national syndication debut on U.S. National Public Radio
- 12th Fiesta Bowl: #11 Arizona State beats #12 Oklahoma, 32-21
- 49th Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #13 LSU, 21-20
- 49th Sugar Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #1 Georgia, 27-23
- 69th Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA beats #19 Michigan, 24-14
- PGA inaugurates all-exempt tour
- TCP/IP protocols become the only approved protocol on the ARPANET, replacing the earlier NCP protocol
- World Communications Year begins
Famous Birthdays
- Ali Bastian, English actress and model
- Emi Kobayashi, Japanese model
- Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer (Olympics gold individual/team 2004, team 2008; women's WR in a FITA Round 1,405 points), born in Gunsan, South Korea
About January 1, 1983
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 40 years, 5 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Capricorn
Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Maneater - Daryl Hall John Oates
#1 Song: Save Your Love - Renee & Renato
