Page 4: Historical Events In 1983

Mar 05   Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative) in the year 1983.   

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   Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history august Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups   

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

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   In the year 1983 iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0   

Mar 08   On this day in history president Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"   

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 in the year 1983.   

Mar 15   On this day in history karnataka beat Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy   

Mar 16   On this day in history arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79   

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

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 in the year 1983.   

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   US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (SDI) on this day in history.   

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71