Page 5: 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 in the year 1983.   

Mar 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1983 james Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75   

Mar 27   Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1983.   

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

Mar 29   In the year 1983 richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65   

Mar 30   On this day in history ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives", premieres in London   

Mar 30   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Mar 31   On this day in history earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70 in the year 1983.   

Apr 03   12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

Apr 05   In the year 1983 france throws out 47 Soviet diplomats   

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

Apr 06   In the year 1983 ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon television actor, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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   6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth in the year 1983.   

Apr 10   Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78   

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   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault   

Apr 14   Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

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

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

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player   

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.