Page 3: Historical Events In 1983

Feb 11   4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18"(46 cm)).   

Feb 12   Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100.   

Feb 13   Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup.   

Feb 13   Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78.   

Feb 13   World Boxing Council is recorded as becoming 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds.   

Feb 19   Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke.   

Feb 20   James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident   

Feb 20   Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km).   

Feb 21   Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds.   

Feb 21   NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak.   

Feb 22   Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75   

Feb 22   Hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India.   

Feb 22   In this year, Harold Washington claims Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary   

Feb 23   25th Grammy Awards Rosanna, Toto IV, Men at Work win.   

Feb 23   Adrian Boult, conductor, dies   

Feb 23   USFL New Jersey Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 million).   

Feb 24   A U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII   

Feb 24   Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for inaugural time   

Feb 24   Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90.   

Feb 24   USSR performs underground nuclear test.   

Feb 25   John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84.   

Feb 26   Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks.   

Feb 27   Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3 49.78   

Feb 27   In this year, Jan Stephenson claims Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament.   

Feb 28   Final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch.   

Feb 28   Statistics Canada reports Canadian Gross National Product fell 4.8% in 1982; sharpest decline since 1933   

Mar 01   Tamara McKinney is recorded as becoming inaugural US woman skier to win the World Cup   

Mar 01   Tornado tears through Louisiana, injuring 33 people   

Mar 02   Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips and Sony introduced   

Mar 02   Final episode of MASH; 125000000 viewers   

Mar 02   USSR performs underground nuclear test   

Mar 03   Arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77   

Mar 05   Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative).   

Mar 06   In this year, Helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU claims West German parliament elections   

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

May 22   On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

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   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.   

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

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