Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   On this day in history cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000   

Jan 23   On this day in history russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1983 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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   In the year 1983 dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California   

Jan 26   On this day in history paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69   

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

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart   

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

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

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Feb 01   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1983 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

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

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

Feb 03   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   In the year 1983 jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

Feb 04   On this day in history josé Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1983 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

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

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

Jan 02   In the year 1983 bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.