Historical Events In 1983

Feb 10   In the year 1983 eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80  

Feb 11   On this day in history "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" & "Buckingham Blues" debut LP  

Feb 11   In the year 1983 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18"(46 cm))  

Feb 12   In the year 1983 eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100  

Feb 13   In the year 1983 australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup  

Feb 13   Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 in the year 1983.  

Feb 13   World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds in the year 1983.  

Feb 19   Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke in the year 1983.  

Feb 20   In the year 1983 james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident  

Feb 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.  

Feb 21   In the year 1983 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary  

Feb 22   In the year 1983 hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India  

Feb 23   On this day in history 25th Grammy Awards Rosanna, Toto IV, Men at Work win  

Feb 23   On this day in history adrian Boult, conductor, dies  

Feb 23   In the year 1983 uSFL New Jersey Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 million)  

Feb 24   In the year 1983 a U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.  

Feb 24   On this day in history dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time  

Feb 24   Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1983 uSSR performs underground nuclear test  

Feb 25   John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84 in the year 1983.  

Feb 26   Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks in the year 1983.  

Feb 27   Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3 49.78 in the year 1983.  

Feb 27   Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament in the year 1983.  

Feb 28   Final TV episode of "MASH" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Statistics Canada reports Canadian Gross National Product fell 4.8% in 1982; sharpest decline since 1933 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history tamara McKinney becomes first US woman skier to win the World Cup  

Mar 01   Tornado tears through Louisiana, injuring 33 people in the year 1983.  

Mar 02   Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips &Sony introduced in the year 1983.  

Mar 02   Final episode of MASH; 125,000,000 viewers on this day in history.  

Mar 02   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77  

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

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.  

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79  

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

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.