Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   In the year 1983 cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000  

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

Jan 24   On this day in history george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83  

Jan 24   In the year 1983 hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title  

Jan 24   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 in the year 1983.  

Jan 25   On this day in history china's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life  

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

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1983 paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69  

Jan 27   In the year 1983 louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68  

Jan 27   World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart  

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1983 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   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies in the year 1983.  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies  

Feb 02   In the year 1983 chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested  

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

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

Feb 04   In the year 1983 josé Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium  

Feb 04   On this day in history pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32.  

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton in the year 1983.  

Feb 05   Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days  

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1983 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 in the year 1983.  

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

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   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.  

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.