Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   In the year 1983 russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1983 hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

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   On this day in history china's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life   

Jan 25   Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit in the year 1983.   

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia in the year 1983.   

Jan 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ in the year 1983.   

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

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   On this day in history tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

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

Feb 02   In the year 1983 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton on this day in history.   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.   

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

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