Historical Events In 1983

Jan 01   World Communications Year begins in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   On this day in history don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ   

Jan 02   Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury" in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   In the year 1983 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   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 in the year 1983.   

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

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

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   In Los Angeles, the Fraggle Rock children's show debuts on HBO; partly produced in Toronto by Jim Henson in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard in the year 1983.   

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

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

Jan 15   Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 21   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 22   In the year 1983 fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies   

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   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jun 14   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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