Historical Events In 1983

Mar 25   In the Damavand-Amol area of Iran a5.2 quake killed 30 people and injured 61 , many homes damaged and landslides in the on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history anthony F Blunt, British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at 75  

Mar 26   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 27   In the year 1983 james Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75  

Mar 27   Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1983.  

Mar 28   In the year 1983 ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71  

Mar 29   Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1983 ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives", premieres in London  

Mar 30   In the year 1983 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Mar 31   Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people on this day in history.  

Mar 31   In Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott on this day in history.  

Apr 03   2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67 in the year 1983.  

Apr 04   On this day in history 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52  

Apr 04   On this day in history 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched  

Apr 04   In the year 1983 gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment  

Apr 04   Jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78 in the year 1983.  

Apr 05   On this day in history france throws out 47 Soviet diplomats  

Apr 05   New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment in the year 1983.  

Apr 06   Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered in the year 1983.  

Apr 07   In the year 1983 gavin Gordon television actor, dies at 82  

Apr 07   In the year 1983 gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82  

Apr 07   In the year 1983 sTS-6 specialist Story Musgrave &Don Peterson first STS spacewalk  

Apr 09   6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth in the year 1983.  

Apr 10   In the year 1983 issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered  

Apr 11   Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78 in the year 1983.  

Apr 11   On this day in history statistics Canada reports Canada's unemployment rate in March of 13.6% or 1,658,000 unemployed; a new record.  

Apr 12   In the year 1983 harold Washington becomes Chicago's first black mayor  

Apr 13   Dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault in the year 1983.  

Apr 14   Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64 in the year 1983.  

Apr 15   Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1983.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born in the year 1983.  

May 22   On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer  

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.  

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.  

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)  

Jan 13   On this day in history arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74  

Jan 15   In the year 1983 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