Page 13: Historical Events In 1983

Oct 10   Sir Ralph [David] Richardson, English actor (Richard III), dies at 80   

Oct 11   Last hand-cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial   

Oct 12   Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61.   

Oct 14   Paul Fix, actor (Rifleman), dies at 82 of kidney failure   

Oct 14   US Marine peacekeeper Sgt Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut.   

Oct 15   Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for quickest 5 goals (84 seconds)   

Oct 15   Pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83.   

Oct 15   US Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut Intl Airport.   

Oct 16   George Liberace, violinist (Liberace Show), dies at 72   

Oct 17   Raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78.   

Oct 18   Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies.   

Oct 19   Albert Carel Willink, painter (surrealism), dies at 83.   

Oct 20   IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released.   

Oct 20   Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75.   

Oct 21   Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies   

Oct 23   Jessica Savage, Margate NJ, newscaster (NBC Weekend), dies at 36.   

Oct 23   Suicide terrorist truck bomb results in the deaths of 243 US personnel in Beirut   

Oct 23   Truck bomb in Beirut results in the deaths of 241 US soldiers.   

Oct 23   Two million people march in Western European capital cities demonstrating against the deployment of 'Cruise' and 'Pershing' missiles.   

Oct 24   Jessica Savitch, news anchor (NBC-TV), dies at 35   

Oct 25   Hermann Ambrosius, composer, dies at 86   

Oct 25   U.S. Marines and U.S. Army troops land on Grenada to evacuate U.S. citizens threatened by the island's unstable political situation.   

Oct 25   US invades Grenada, a country 1/2000 its population (US claims!).   

Oct 29   Sten Broman, composer, dies at 81.   

Oct 30   Erzurum earthquake in Turkey killing 1342 people   

Oct 31   George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88   

Oct 31   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album.   

Nov 01   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn Catalog), dies at 96.   

Nov 02   President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day   

Nov 03   Alfredo Antonini, conductor (Jane Froman Canteen), dies at 82.   

Nov 03   Jesse Jackson launches his inaugural campaign for Presidency (D)   

Nov 05   Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden   

Nov 06   Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California   

Nov 06   Robert Gross, composer, dies at 69   

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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