Historical Events In 1983

Nov 22   In the year 1983 michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58  

Nov 24   PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians &Lebanese in the year 1983.  

Nov 25   On this day in history soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off  

Nov 25   Syria &Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli in the year 1983.  

Nov 25   World's greatest robbery-œ25,000,000 of gold, Heathrow, England on this day in history.  

Nov 26   Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million in the year 1983.  

Nov 27   In the year 1983 colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 185  

Nov 27   Manuel Scorza, Peruvian writer, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   On this day in history 9th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 6-is launched  

Nov 28   On this day in history christopher George, actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 54  

Nov 30   On this day in history george Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI capt), dies  

Nov 30   In the year 1983 radio Shack announces the Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)  

Dec 01   On this day in history mirsky, mathematician, dies  

Dec 01   In the year 1983 rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury  

Dec 02   Atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Independence (CV-62) launch strike against anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon that fired on U.S. aircraft. Two U.S. Navy planes shot down in the year 1983.  

Dec 04   On this day in history estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55  

Dec 05   In the year 1983 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut  

Dec 05   On this day in history los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use  

Dec 05   On this day in history robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65  

Dec 06   A bomb planted on a bus in Jerusalem explodes, kills 6 Israelis in the year 1983.  

Dec 07   In the year 1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93  

Dec 07   On this day in history edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA  

Dec 08   In the year 1983 slim Pickins western actor dies at 64 after brain surgery  

Dec 08   On this day in history slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64  

Dec 09   Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it" in the year 1983.  

Dec 09   David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Dec 10   Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1983.  

Dec 10   On this day in history dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84  

Dec 10   In the year 1983 raul Alfonsin inaugurated as Argentina's first civilian president  

Dec 11   In the year 1983 first visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome)  

Dec 11   Szymon Laks, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1983.  

Dec 12   A truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait on this day in history.  

Dec 13   In the year 1983 martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's first female governor  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger  

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

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

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player  

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

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born in the year 1983.  

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

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

Jan 12   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died on this day in history.  

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