Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 in the year 1983.   

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean in the year 1983.   

Jan 24   In the year 1983 george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83   

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 china's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life   

Jan 25   Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California in the year 1983.   

Jan 26   In the year 1983 paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69   

Jan 27   On this day in history louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68   

Jan 27   In the year 1983 world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid   

Jan 28   Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure in the year 1983.   

Jan 29   "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart on this day in history.   

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1983 hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ   

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia in the year 1983.   

Feb 01   In the year 1983 new channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY   

Feb 01   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies in the year 1983.   

Feb 01   On this day in history uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

Feb 02   On this day in history bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies   

Feb 02   On this day in history chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested   

Feb 03   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32 in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton in the year 1983.   

Feb 05   On this day in history derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

Feb 05   Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance in the year 1983.   

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1983 belgium buys 44 F-16s   

Feb 10   On this day in history anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament   

Feb 10   Canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles in the year 1983.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

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

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player   

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

Jan 15   In the year 1983 meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died in the year 1983.