Historical Events In 1983

Jan 01   World Communications Year begins on this day in history.  

Jan 02   "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1983 gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"  

Jan 02   Ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes in the year 1983.  

Jan 02   In the year 1983 prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines  

Jan 02   On this day in history the musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances.  

Jan 04   Criminal Code changes replace rape with 3 categories of sexual assault; equal protection to men and women; women allowed to charge their husbands with sexual assault on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history roman Catholic Bishops of Canada release New Year's message attacking government economic policy.  

Jan 07   On this day in history august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79  

Jan 07   Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala in the year 1983.  

Jan 09   In the year 1983 british PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands  

Jan 10   In Los Angeles, the Fraggle Rock children's show debuts on HBO; partly produced in Toronto by Jim Henson on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79  

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.  

Jan 15   In the year 1983 dutch political party DS'70 disbands  

Jan 15   In the year 1983 hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard  

Jan 15   In the year 1983 javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs India  

Jan 15   On this day in history meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80  

Jan 15   Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours in the year 1983.  

Jan 17   In the year 1983 10th American Music Award Kenny Rogers  

Jan 17   Alabama Governor George C Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians in the year 1983.  

Jan 18   IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht  

Jan 21   In the year 1983 in Regina Saskatchewan Joanne Wilson found murdered in her garage; ex-wife of politician Colin Thatcher, son of ex-Premier Ross Thatcher, who will be found guilty of first-degree murder  

Jan 21   Reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies  

Jan 23   "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC in the year 1983.  

Jan 23   In the year 1983 björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis  

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born in the year 1983.  

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

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

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

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

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

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

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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   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.