Page 4: Historical Events In 1983

Mar 05   In the year 1983 bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative)   

Mar 06   On this day in history helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU wins West German parliament elections   

Mar 06   On this day in history new Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table   

Mar 06   Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55 in the year 1983.   

Mar 07   August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Igor Markevich, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1983.   

Mar 07   In the year 1983 tNN (The Nashville Network) begins on Cable TV   

Mar 08   House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR on this day in history.   

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   William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 in the year 1983.   

Mar 09   Caryl Churchill's "Fen", premieres in London on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   On this day in history zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana   

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

Mar 11   In the year 1983 world Ice Dance Championship in Helsinki Finland won by Jayne Torvill &Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

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

Mar 11   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) in the year 1983.   

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

Mar 12   On this day in history jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85   

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   On this day in history oPEC cut oil prices for first time in 23 years   

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

Mar 15   In the year 1983 karnataka beat Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history 9th People's Choice Awards   

Mar 18   Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies in the year 1983.   

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

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

Mar 22   In the year 1983 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   Barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62 in the year 1983.   

Mar 23   US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI) in the year 1983.   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72   

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1983 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71