Page 4: 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   On this day in history igor Markevich, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 07   On this day in history tNN (The Nashville Network) begins on Cable TV   

Mar 08   House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR in the year 1983.   

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

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

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   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Helsinki Finland won by Jayne Torvill &Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

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

Mar 11   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80   

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

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

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open   

Mar 21   Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled in the year 1983.   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history barney B. Clark, survived for 112 days before his death, the Jarvick 7, an artificial heart made of polyurethane and aluminum   

Mar 23   On this day in history 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   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   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

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

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

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

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 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71