Page 16: Historical Events In 1983

Dec 17   Erik Christensen, NHL player   

Dec 19   After a grueling and sometimes bloody six weeks on the picket line, striking Greyhound workers agreed to sign off on a new contract and head back to work.   

Dec 20   PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and 4000 loyalists evacuate Lebanon   

Dec 21   Loretta Swit weds Dennis Holahan.   

Dec 21   Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73.   

Dec 23   In this year, Journal Science publishes inaugural report on nuclear winter.   

Dec 25   Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90   

Dec 25   Live telecast of Christmas Parade.   

Dec 27   Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo   

Dec 27   Walter Scott, rocker, dies   

Dec 28   Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39   

Dec 29   Arnold Schwarzenegger was cited for driving without a license after he drove his Jeep into a ditch with Maria Shriver aboard. No one was hurt.   

Dec 29   US announced withdrawal from UNESCO.   

Dec 31   Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 and 0-14), dies.   

Dec 31   Brunei gains complete independence from Britain.   

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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