Page 12: Historical Events In 1983

Aug 28   Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1983 jan Clayton, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66   

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   On this day in history 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)   

Aug 30   On this day in history guion S. Bluford Jr, the first African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

Aug 30   Guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1983 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 in the year 1983.   

Sep 04   Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship in the year 1983.   

Sep 04   In the year 1983 scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph)   

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   In the year 1983 hans Munch, composer, dies at 90   

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

Sep 08   NASA launches RCA-6 in the year 1983.   

Sep 09   Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas in the year 1983.   

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

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

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

Sep 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

Sep 12   USSR vetoes UN resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane on this day in history.   

Sep 13   US mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history leRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88   

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   Vanessa Williams of NY became first black Miss America in the year 1983.   

Sep 18   George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere in the year 1983.   

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 in the year 1983.   

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.