Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   In the year 1983 cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000  

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1983 dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California  

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

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

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

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia in the year 1983.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1983 tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies  

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1983 josé Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium  

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   On this day in history champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance  

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer  

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1983 august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79  

Jan 08   On this day in history gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72  

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)  

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