Page 5: Historical Events In 1983

Mar 27   Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.   

Mar 28   Ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71   

Mar 29   Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65   

Mar 30   Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives", premieres in London.   

Mar 31   Earthquake in Colombia results in the deaths of some 5000 people.   

Mar 31   In Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area   

Mar 31   Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70.   

Apr 03   12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott   

Apr 03   2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67.   

Apr 04   45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52.   

Apr 04   6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched   

Apr 04   Gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment   

Apr 04   Jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

Apr 05   France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats   

Apr 05   New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment.   

Apr 06   Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered.   

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon television actor, dies at 82.   

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82.   

Apr 07   STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson inaugural STS spacewalk.   

Apr 09   6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth.   

Apr 10   Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered.   

Apr 11   Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78.   

Apr 11   Statistics Canada reports Canada's unemployment rate in March of 13.6% or 1658000 unemployed; a new record.   

Apr 12   Harold Washington is recorded as becoming Chicago's inaugural black mayor   

Apr 13   Dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941   

Apr 13   Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault.   

Apr 14   Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64   

Apr 15   Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80.   

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68.   

Apr 15   Tokyo Disneyland opens.   

Apr 16   Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1118 consecutive games   

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies   

Apr 17   In Warsaw, police route 1000 Solidarity supporters.   

Apr 17   inaugural National Coin Week begins.   

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Apr 28   Roger johnson: English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,   

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,   

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),   

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),   

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,   

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71