Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean in the year 1983.   

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 in the year 1983.   

Jan 24   On this day in history hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1983 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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1983 joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

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

Feb 02   Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested in the year 1983.   

Feb 03   In the year 1983 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Feb 04   In the year 1983 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   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton in the year 1983.   

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

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   On this day in history eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days   

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s in the year 1983.   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born in the year 1983.   

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player   

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

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

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   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71