Page 11: Historical Events In 1983

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   

Aug 30   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)   

Aug 30   Guion S. Bluford Jr, the inaugural African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

Aug 30   Guy Bluford is recorded as becoming the inaugural black American in space   

Sep 01   A Soviet fighter plane downs a KAL Boeing 747 jumbo jet that veered 100 miles into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 people aboard.   

Sep 01   Henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71   

Sep 01   Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet   

Sep 02   Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM   

Sep 04   Greg LeMond is recorded as becoming only American to win cycling's Road Championship   

Sep 04   Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph)   

Sep 05   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB.   

Sep 06   USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2   

Sep 07   Drury Gallagher sets quickest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s).   

Sep 07   Hans Munch, composer, dies at 90   

Sep 08   Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies   

Sep 08   NASA launches RCA-6.   

Sep 09   Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas.   

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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