Page 11: Historical Events In 1983

Jul 30   Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease.   

Jul 30   Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, Calif.   

Jul 30   Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg.   

Aug 01   Peter Arne, actor (Straw Dogs), bludgeoned to death in London at 62.   

Aug 01   STS-8 vehicle moves to launch pad   

Aug 01   US District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination.   

Aug 02   STS-8 vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Aug 02   US District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination   

Aug 03   Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer.   

Aug 04   Italy elects inaugural socialist prime minister since 1946.   

Aug 05   Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66.   

Aug 06   Minn Vikings beat St Louis Cards 28-10 in London, England (NFL expo).   

Aug 07   675000 employees strike AT and T   

Aug 07   inaugural World Track and Field Championships.   

Aug 08   Jury in KC, Mo, awards Christine Craft $500000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV.   

Aug 08   Militray coup in Guatemala.   

Aug 12   Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies.   

Aug 14   French troops deployed in Chad   

Aug 15   Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42.   

Aug 17   In Luzon, Philippine Islands a 6.5 quake killed 16 and 47 injured and extensive damage in the Pasuquin-Laoag-Batac and Serrat areas   

Aug 17   Ira Gershwin lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills, Cal, at 86.   

Aug 17   Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86.   

Aug 18   Hurricane Alicia battered Houston andGalveston, Texas   

Aug 18   Samantha Druce, age 12y 119d is youngest woman to swim English Channel.   

Aug 19   LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting.   

Aug 20   Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15.   

Aug 21   Benigno S Aquino Jr, Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50.   

Aug 24   Jack Somack, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64   

Aug 25   US and USSR sign $10 billion grain pact.   

Aug 26   Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at 61 of cancer   

Aug 28   Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation   

Aug 28   Jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66.   

Aug 28   Joseph Kreckman sets record of 2215 clay pigeons shot in an hour.   

Aug 29   Simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player   

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

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

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 in the year 1983.   

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