Historical Events In 1983

Mar 25   On this day in history in the Damavand-Amol area of Iran a5.2 quake killed 30 people and injured 61 , many homes damaged and landslides in the .  

Mar 25   Martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1983 anthony F Blunt, British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at 75  

Mar 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

Mar 27   On this day in history james Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75  

Mar 27   Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

Mar 28   Ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Mar 29   On this day in history richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65  

Mar 30   Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives", premieres in London in the year 1983.  

Mar 30   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people in the year 1983.  

Mar 31   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70  

Apr 03   12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott in the year 1983.  

Apr 03   2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67 in the year 1983.  

Apr 04   On this day in history 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52  

Apr 04   In the year 1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched  

Apr 04   On this day in history gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment  

Apr 04   Jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats in the year 1983.  

Apr 05   New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment on this day in history.  

Apr 06   On this day in history ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered  

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon television actor, dies at 82 in the year 1983.  

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Apr 07   STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave &Don Peterson first STS spacewalk in the year 1983.  

Apr 09   On this day in history 6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth  

Apr 10   Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered in the year 1983.  

Apr 11   Dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78 in the year 1983.  

Apr 11   Statistics Canada reports Canada's unemployment rate in March of 13.6% or 1,658,000 unemployed; a new record in the year 1983.  

Apr 12   Harold Washington becomes Chicago's first black mayor on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 13   Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64 in the year 1983.  

Apr 15   In the year 1983 gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80  

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

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.  

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.  

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   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   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history 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