Page 13: Historical Events In 1983

Sep 25   Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies   

Sep 26   Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10.   

Sep 26   In this year, Australia II claims America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner).   

Sep 26   Tino Rossi, French singer, dies   

Sep 27   Tino Rossi, singer/actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76   

Sep 28   STS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Sep 30   Freddy Martin, orch leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76   

Oct 02   Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75.   

Oct 03   John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69   

Oct 04   Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car   

Oct 05   In this year, Lech Walesa claims the Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 06   Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62   

Oct 08   Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49.   

Oct 09   4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma   

Oct 09   Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered.   

Oct 10   Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM   

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.   

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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