Historical Events In 1983

Aug 28   Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66 in the year 1983.  

Aug 28   In the year 1983 joseph Kreckman sets record of 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour  

Aug 29   In the year 1983 simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61  

Aug 30   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1983 guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.  

Aug 30   Guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space on this day in history.  

Sep 01   A Soviet fighter plane downs a KAL Boeing 747 jumbo jet that veered 100 miles into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 people aboard on this day in history.  

Sep 01   On this day in history henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71  

Sep 01   On this day in history korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia &is shot down by a Soviet jet  

Sep 02   On this day in history yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM  

Sep 04   On this day in history greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship  

Sep 04   In the year 1983 scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph)  

Sep 05   In the year 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB  

Sep 06   USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s) in the year 1983.  

Sep 07   In the year 1983 hans Munch, composer, dies at 90  

Sep 08   Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1983 nASA launches RCA-6  

Sep 09   Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas in the year 1983.  

Sep 09   In the year 1983 radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (the Coco2)  

Sep 09   In the year 1983 vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player  

Sep 10   In the year 1983 balthasar J "John" Vorster, S African premier (1966-78), dies at 67  

Sep 10   John Vorster, former prime minister of South Africa, dies in Cape Town at age 67 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million on this day in history.  

Sep 12   USSR vetoes UN resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history uS mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)  

Sep 14   US House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner in the year 1983.  

Sep 15   In the year 1983 leRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88  

Sep 16   In the year 1983 arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen  

Sep 17   In the year 1983 humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67  

Sep 17   Vanessa Williams of NY became first black Miss America on this day in history.  

Sep 18   George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere in the year 1983.  

Sep 19   On this day in history st Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)  

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger  

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.  

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

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 07   In the year 1983 august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 in the year 1983.  

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