Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title in the year 1983.   

Jan 24   In the year 1983 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.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 china's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life   

Jan 25   Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit in the year 1983.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   Dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California in the year 1983.   

Jan 26   Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1983 world's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid   

Jan 28   In the year 1983 billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure   

Jan 29   On this day in history "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart   

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

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

Feb 01   On this day in history tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies in the year 1983.   

Feb 02   Chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1983 jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial   

Feb 08   In the year 1983 champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance   

Feb 08   In the year 1983 eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days   

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s in the year 1983.   

Feb 10   In the year 1983 anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament   

Feb 10   On this day in history canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles   

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

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

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

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

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of john Stocco, American football player   

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born in the year 1983.   

Jan 02   In the year 1983 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   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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.