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   On this day in history hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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.   

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit   

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 27   World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid in the year 1983.   

Jan 28   On this day in history billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1983 40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win   

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   New channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies in the year 1983.   

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1983 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Feb 04   On this day in history jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

Feb 04   José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1983 derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

Feb 05   In the year 1983 former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial   

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days in the year 1983.   

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s in the year 1983.   

Feb 10   In the year 1983 anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament   

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

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

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

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

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 07   On this day in history august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79   

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72   

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71