Historical Events In 1983

Jan 01   In the year 1983 world Communications Year begins  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada release New Year's message attacking government economic policy in the year 1983.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1983 in Los Angeles, the Fraggle Rock children's show debuts on HBO; partly produced in Toronto by Jim Henson  

Jan 11   In the year 1983 billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time  

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 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 dutch political party DS'70 disbands  

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 in the year 1983.  

Jan 17   10th American Music Award Kenny Rogers on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis on this day in history.  

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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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1983 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   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died in the year 1983.  

Jan 13   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71