Page 13: Historical Events In 1983

Sep 22   On this day in history nASA launches Galaxy-B   

Sep 22   In the year 1983 zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7'9 3/4"   

Sep 23   Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 in the year 1983.   

Sep 24   In the year 1983 isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies   

Sep 25   In the year 1983 leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies   

Sep 26   Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1983 cosmonauts Titov & Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10   

Sep 26   On this day in history tino Rossi, French singer, dies   

Sep 27   In the year 1983 tino Rossi, singer/actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76   

Sep 28   On this day in history sTS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad   

Sep 30   On this day in history freddy Martin, orch leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76   

Oct 02   Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 03   John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car in the year 1983.   

Oct 05   Lech Walesa wins the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1983.   

Oct 06   In the year 1983 terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62   

Oct 08   On this day in history joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49   

Oct 09   In the year 1983 4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma   

Oct 09   Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered in the year 1983.   

Oct 10   In the year 1983 israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM   

Oct 10   On this day in history sir Ralph [David] Richardson, English actor (Richard III), dies at 80   

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61   

Oct 14   On this day in history paul Fix, actor (Rifleman), dies at 82 of kidney failure   

Oct 14   US Marine peacekeeper Sgt Allen Soifert killed by sniper in Beirut on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1983 black Hawks & Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds)   

Oct 15   On this day in history pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83   

Oct 15   On this day in history uS Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut Intl Airport   

Oct 16   George Liberace, violinist (Liberace Show), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1983 raymond Aron, French sociologist/political scientist, dies at 78   

Oct 18   On this day in history vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies   

Oct 19   On this day in history albert Carel Willink, painter (surrealism), dies at 83   

Oct 20   IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released on this day in history.   

Oct 20   In the year 1983 merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75   

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.   

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

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

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   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.   

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.