Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1983 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

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

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   In the year 1983 jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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

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   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.   

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

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

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72   

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 in the year 1983.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died in the year 1983.