Page 10: Historical Events In 1983

Jul 05   In Turkey a 6.1 quake resulted in 5 people killed and 25 injured in the Biga area.   

Jul 05   Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA)   

Jul 06   Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less   

Jul 07   11 year old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for USSR after being invited for a visit   

Jul 07   George Cukor, director (My Fair Lady), dies on 84th birthday   

Jul 10   E Bowell discovers asteroids #3222 Lillerand #3751   

Jul 10   Werner Egk, German composer (Die Zaubergeige), dies at 82.   

Jul 11   E Bowell discovers asteroid #3485 Barucci.   

Jul 12   Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39   

Jul 14   Crane (Rep-R-Il) and Studds (Rep-D-Mas) admit to sex with pages.   

Jul 14   Jack MacBryan, cricketer (Test for England 1924), dies   

Jul 15   8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France   

Jul 15   Eddie Foy Jr actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78.   

Jul 15   Eddie Foy Jr, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78   

Jul 16   20 killed in Britain's worst helicopter accident.   

Jul 20   Frank Reynolds news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59   

Jul 20   Frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59   

Jul 21   Authorities end Martial Law in Poland.   

Jul 21   Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law   

Jul 21   Storm cuts short Diana Ross' free concert in NY's Central Park   

Jul 21   US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge   

Jul 22   Dick Smith makes inaugural solo helicopter flight around the world.   

Jul 22   Poland's PM Januzelski lifts martial law   

Jul 23   Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84.   

Jul 25   Jerome Moross, US composer (Frankie and Johnny), dies at 69.   

Jul 25   The inaugural nonhuman primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio.   

Jul 25   Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion   

Jul 26   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8.   

Jul 27   Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies.   

Jul 28   Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies   

Jul 29   "Friday Night Videos" premiers on NBC TV   

Jul 29   (James) David (Graham) Niven Academy Award-winning actor died   

Jul 29   David Niven, actor (Rugues), dies in Switzerland at 73.   

Jul 29   Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1207 consecutive game streak   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1983 august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79   

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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   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.