Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

Apr 15   On this day in history tokyo Disneyland opens  

Apr 16   Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 17   On this day in history first National Coin Week begins  

Apr 17   On this day in history in Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters  

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket in the year 1983.  

Apr 17   India launched its first satellite on this day in history.  

Apr 17   In the year 1983 nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter  

Apr 17   Wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game on this day in history.  

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1983 alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies  

Apr 18   On this day in history joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon  

Apr 18   In the year 1983 kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)  

Apr 18   On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine  

Apr 19   On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73  

Apr 19   In the year 1983 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74  

Apr 20   On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies  

Apr 20   On this day in history soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock  

Apr 21   Soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?] on this day in history.  

Apr 21   Walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80 in the year 1983.  

Apr 22   Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies in the year 1983.  

Apr 22   On this day in history soyuz T-8 returns to Earth  

Apr 22   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) on this day in history.  

Apr 23   On this day in history buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73  

Apr 25   On this day in history "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour  

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR in the year 1983.  

Apr 26   On this day in history bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   On this day in history bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81  

Apr 26   Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time on this day in history.  

Apr 26   In the year 1983 vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72  

Apr 27   Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson on this day in history.  

Apr 28   In the year 1983 ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies  

Apr 29   Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor in the year 1983.  

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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   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   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer  

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

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor  

Jan 02   In the year 1983 bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1983 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71