Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 25   China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life in the year 1983.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68   

Jan 27   World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia in the year 1983.   

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

Feb 01   USSR performs underground nuclear test in the year 1983.   

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   In the year 1983 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

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

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer   

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 07   Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player   

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

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

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

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   Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71