Page 12: Historical Events In 1983

Aug 28   Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation in the year 1983.   

Aug 28   Jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1983 joseph Kreckman sets record of 2,215 clay pigeons shot in an hour   

Aug 29   Simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61 in the year 1983.   

Aug 30   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1983 guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

Aug 30   On this day in history guy Bluford becomes the first 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71   

Sep 01   Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia &is shot down by a Soviet jet in the year 1983.   

Sep 02   Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB in the year 1983.   

Sep 06   USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s) on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Hans Munch, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1983.   

Sep 08   Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 08   NASA launches RCA-6 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas   

Sep 09   In the year 1983 radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (the Coco2)   

Sep 09   In the year 1983 vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player   

Sep 10   In the year 1983 balthasar J "John" Vorster, S African premier (1966-78), dies at 67   

Sep 10   In the year 1983 john Vorster, former prime minister of South Africa, dies in Cape Town at age 67.   

Sep 12   Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million on this day in history.   

Sep 12   USSR vetoes UN resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane in the year 1983.   

Sep 13   In the year 1983 uS mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)   

Sep 14   In the year 1983 uS House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner   

Sep 15   LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88 in the year 1983.   

Sep 16   On this day in history arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen   

Sep 17   In the year 1983 humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67   

Sep 17   In the year 1983 vanessa Williams of NY became first black Miss America   

Sep 18   George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere on this day in history.   

Sep 19   St Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

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   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

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

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   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

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