Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1983.  

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title in the year 1983.  

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

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   On this day in history dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California  

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

Jan 27   Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia  

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   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial  

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

Feb 08   In the year 1983 eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days  

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

Feb 10   In the year 1983 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   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

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   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.  

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 in the year 1983.