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   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,    

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,    

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),   

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),   

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,   

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71