Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In 1983
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
May 19 Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies in the year 1983. 
May 19 On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat V
May 19 On this day in history weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington DC
May 20 On this day in history larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
May 20 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title in the year 1983.
May 21 "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63 in the year 1983.
May 21 Challenger moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base, for mating for STS-7 mission on this day in history.
May 21 David Bowie's "Let's Dance" single goes #1 in the year 1983.
May 21 Finn Einar Mortensen, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
May 23 On this day in history albert Claude, Belgian biologist (Nobel 1974), dies at 84
May 23 On this day in history radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afghánistán Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air
May 24 Fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria on this day in history.
May 24 In the year 1983 supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students
May 24 The Brooklyn Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, opens to traffic in the year 1983.
May 25 In the year 1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released
May 25 In the year 1983 fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357
May 25 First National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed in the year 1983.
May 25 France performs nuclear test in the year 1983.
May 25 Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
May 26 Challenger moves to launch pad for STS-7 on this day in history.
May 26 NASA launches Exosat in the year 1983.
May 26 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1983.
May 27 In the year 1983 arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer, dies at 67
May 27 Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress on this day in history.
May 28 "Ricky" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63 on this day in history.
May 28 Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens in the year 1983.
May 30 Alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84 on this day in history.
May 30 Surrey all out for 14 vs Essex, their lowest score ever on this day in history.
Jun 01 Anna Seghers, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Jun 02 In the year 1983 stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire
Jun 02 On this day in history toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinatti
Jun 03 Miroslav "Standa" Bares, actress (Te Gkek Om Los te Lopen), dies at 60 in the year 1983.
Jun 05 On this day in history yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II
Jun 07 A Gilmore &P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3152 on this day in history.
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