Historical Events In 1983

Mar 05   Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative) on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU wins West German parliament elections on this day in history.  

Mar 06   New Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55  

Mar 07   In the year 1983 august Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups  

Mar 07   Igor Markevich, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 07   TNN (The Nashville Network) begins on Cable TV in the year 1983.  

Mar 08   On this day in history house Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR  

Mar 08   On this day in history iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0  

Mar 08   In the year 1983 president Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"  

Mar 08   In the year 1983 william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80  

Mar 09   In the year 1983 caryl Churchill's "Fen", premieres in London  

Mar 09   Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65 in the year 1983.  

Mar 09   Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana in the year 1983.  

Mar 11   In the year 1983 donald Maclean, spy and associate of Guy Burgess, buried in Moscow  

Mar 11   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Helsinki Finland won by Jayne Torvill &Christopher Dean (Great Britain)  

Mar 11   In the year 1983 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Elena Valova &Oleg Vasiliev (USSR)  

Mar 11   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1983 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)  

Mar 12   Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85 in the year 1983.  

Mar 13   In the year 1983 louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58  

Mar 14   Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 in the year 1983.  

Mar 14   OPEC cut oil prices for first time in 23 years on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1983 jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80  

Mar 15   Karnataka beat Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy in the year 1983.  

Mar 16   Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

Mar 17   In the year 1983 9th People's Choice Awards  

Mar 18   On this day in history umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies  

Mar 20   Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open on this day in history.  

Mar 21   On this day in history only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled  

Mar 22   On this day in history chaim Herzog elected Israeli president  

Mar 23   Barney B. Clark, survived for 112 days before his death, the Jarvick 7, an artificial heart made of polyurethane and aluminum on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62  

Mar 23   US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI) 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   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   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 07   On this day in history august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79  

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.  

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   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71