Historical Events In 1983
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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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