Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   On this day in history cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000   

Jan 23   In the year 1983 russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

Jan 24   On this day in history george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83   

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico on this day in history.   

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia in the year 1983.   

Jan 26   In the year 1983 dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California   

Jan 26   Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 in the year 1983.   

Jan 27   World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid in the year 1983.   

Jan 28   Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure on this day in history.   

Jan 29   "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart in the year 1983.   

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win in the year 1983.   

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ in the year 1983.   

Jan 30   On this day in history joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia   

Feb 01   New channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY in the year 1983.   

Feb 01   Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1983 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

Feb 02   In the year 1983 bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies   

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested in the year 1983.   

Feb 03   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32 in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   In the year 1983 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton   

Feb 05   Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 in the year 1983.   

Feb 05   In the year 1983 former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial   

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1983 belgium buys 44 F-16s   

Feb 10   Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1983 canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles   

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

Apr 30   In the year 1983 birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger   

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born in the year 1983.   

May 22   On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.   

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

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

Jan 02   On this day in history bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66   

Jan 07   On this day in history august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79   

Jan 08   In the year 1983 gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72   

Jan 11   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died in the year 1983.   

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died in the year 1983.