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 in the year 1983.  

Mar 06   New Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table in the year 1983.  

Mar 06   In the year 1983 thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55  

Mar 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1983 iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 09   In the year 1983 zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 14   Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 14   OPEC cut oil prices for first time in 23 years in the year 1983.  

Mar 15   On this day in history jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80  

Mar 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies  

Mar 20   Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open in the year 1983.  

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   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   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer  

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

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

May 22   On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer  

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

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   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

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

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   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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