Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke and heart attack at 83   

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

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   

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life   

Jan 25   Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit   

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California   

Jan 26   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.   

Jan 27   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.   

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

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win   

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb is recorded as becoming European skating champ.   

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia   

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

Feb 01   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies.   

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test.   

Feb 02   Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies   

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested.   

Feb 03   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners.   

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

Feb 04   Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32   

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton   

Feb 05   Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67.   

Feb 05   Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial.   

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never are discovered Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance   

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

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s   

Feb 10   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.   

Feb 10   Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80   

Feb 11   "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP.   

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Apr 28   Roger johnson: English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,    

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,    

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),   

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),    

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,    

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71