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   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   In the year 1983 igor Markevich, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 07   TNN (The Nashville Network) begins on Cable TV on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" in the year 1983.   

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

Mar 09   Caryl Churchill's "Fen", premieres in London in the year 1983.   

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

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

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   In the year 1983 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 in the year 1983.   

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   Barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born in the year 1983.   

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   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

Jan 02   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

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

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