Historical Events In 1983

Jan 01   World Communications Year begins in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City NY after 767 performances in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   In the year 1983 bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 02   Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"   

Jan 02   Ken Anderson of Cincinnati OH completes record 20 consecutive passes on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau starts 18-day mission to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   The musical Annie, based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie, ends its Broadway run after 2,377 performances in the year 1983.   

Jan 04   On this day in history criminal Code changes replace rape with 3 categories of sexual assault; equal protection to men and women; women allowed to charge their husbands with sexual assault.   

Jan 05   In the year 1983 roman Catholic Bishops of Canada release New Year's message attacking government economic policy.   

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala on this day in history.   

Jan 09   British PM Margaret Thatcher visits the Falkland Islands on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history in Los Angeles, the Fraggle Rock children's show debuts on HBO; partly produced in Toronto by Jim Henson   

Jan 11   Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

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

Jan 15   Dutch political party DS'70 disbands on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard   

Jan 15   Javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand vs India in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours   

Jan 17   10th American Music Award Kenny Rogers on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1983 alabama Governor George C Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time   

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

Jan 17   Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1983 iOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball   

Jan 19   On this day in history klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 21   In the year 1983 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Anthony E Hecht   

Jan 21   On this day in history in Regina Saskatchewan Joanne Wilson found murdered in her garage; ex-wife of politician Colin Thatcher, son of ex-Premier Ross Thatcher, who will be found guilty of first-degree murder   

Jan 21   In the year 1983 reagan certifies El Salvador human-rights abuses have decreased making country eligible for US military aid   

Jan 22   Fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies in the year 1983.   

Jan 23   "A-Team" with Mr T premieres on NBC in the year 1983.   

Jan 23   On this day in history björn Borg announces his retirement from tennis   

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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   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1983.   

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