Historical Events In 1983

Jan 01   World Communications Year begins   

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 02   Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ.   

Jan 02   Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury".   

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

Jan 02   Ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes.   

Jan 02   The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2377 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.   

Jan 05   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   

Jan 07   Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala   

Jan 09   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.   

Jan 11   Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time.   

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

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

Jan 15   Dutch political party DS'70 disbands   

Jan 15   Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4812 (beat Devils) during blizzard   

Jan 15   Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs India   

Jan 15   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.   

Jan 17   10th American Music Award Kenny Rogers.   

Jan 17   Alabama Governor George C Wallace, is recorded as becoming governor for record 4th time   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71   

Jan 17   Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians.   

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

Jan 19   Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 21   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht.   

Jan 21   In Regina Saskatchewan Joanne Wilson are discovered murdered in her garage; ex-wife of politician Colin Thatcher, son of ex-Premier Ross Thatcher, who will be are discovered guilty of inaugural-degree murder   

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

Jan 22   Fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies   

Jan 23   "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC.   

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14700000   

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Apr 28   Roger johnson: English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,    

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,   

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),    

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),    

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,    

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71