Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1983.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   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   In the year 1983 tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test in the year 1983.   

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   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on this day in history.   

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   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   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   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history belgium buys 44 F-16s   

Feb 10   Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 07   In the year 1983 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   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   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

Jan 15   On this day in history meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80   

Jan 17   In the year 1983 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71