Page 4: Historical Events In 1983

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

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

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

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

Mar 08   In the year 1983 house Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR   

Mar 08   IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 in the year 1983.   

Mar 08   President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

Mar 09   On this day in history caryl Churchill's "Fen", premieres in London   

Mar 09   On this day in history faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65   

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

Mar 11   Donald Maclean, spy and associate of Guy Burgess, buried in Moscow on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   On this day in history world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Elena Valova &Oleg Vasiliev (USSR)   

Mar 11   On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)   

Mar 11   World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Jevsei G Liberman, Ukraine economist (Plan, profit, bonus), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1983 maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55   

Mar 14   On this day in history oPEC cut oil prices for first time in 23 years   

Mar 15   Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 in the year 1983.   

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

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

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

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

Mar 20   In the year 1983 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open   

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

Mar 22   Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1983 barney B. Clark, survived for 112 days before his death, the Jarvick 7, an artificial heart made of polyurethane and aluminum   

Mar 23   In the year 1983 barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62   

Mar 23   In the year 1983 uS President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI)   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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