Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1983 russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean  

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico.  

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1983 infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit  

Jan 25   In the year 1983 nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia  

Jan 26   In the year 1983 dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California  

Jan 26   Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68  

Jan 27   In the year 1983 world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid  

Jan 28   Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure in the year 1983.  

Jan 29   On this day in history "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart  

Jan 29   In the year 1983 40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win  

Jan 30   On this day in history hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ  

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia in the year 1983.  

Feb 01   In the year 1983 new channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY  

Feb 01   On this day in history tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies  

Feb 01   On this day in history uSSR performs underground nuclear test  

Feb 02   In the year 1983 bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies  

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested in the year 1983.  

Feb 03   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners  

Feb 04   On this day in history jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68  

Feb 04   On this day in history josé Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium  

Feb 04   In the year 1983 pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32.  

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1983 derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67  

Feb 05   In the year 1983 former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial  

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance in the year 1983.  

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.  

Feb 09   On this day in history belgium buys 44 F-16s  

Feb 10   On this day in history anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament  

Feb 10   Canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles in the year 1983.  

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born on this day in history.  

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player  

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor  

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79  

Jan 08   On this day in history gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72  

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79  

Jan 12   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)  

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74  

Jan 15   On this day in history meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71