Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 02   In the year 1983 "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   On this day in history gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"   

Jan 02   On this day in history ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes   

Jan 02   On this day in history prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines   

Jan 02   The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances in the year 1983.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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.   

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

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

Jan 07   Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala on this day in history.   

Jan 09   British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 11   Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time in the year 1983.   

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

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

Jan 15   Dutch political party DS'70 disbands in the year 1983.   

Jan 15   Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs India on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball in the year 1983.   

Jan 19   Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia in the year 1983.   

Jan 21   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht in the year 1983.   

Jan 21   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 in the year 1983.   

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   Fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 23   Björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis in the year 1983.   

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

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.   

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   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

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

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   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 in the year 1983.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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

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