Page 5: Historical Events In 1983

Mar 25   In the year 1983 in the Damavand-Amol area of Iran a5.2 quake killed 30 people and injured 61 , many homes damaged and landslides in the .   

Mar 25   On this day in history martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at 72   

Mar 26   Anthony F Blunt, British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1983.   

Mar 27   On this day in history james Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75   

Mar 27   In the year 1983 larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 28   On this day in history ank [Anna M] van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy), dies at 71   

Mar 29   Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wives", premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 30   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1983 earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people   

Mar 31   In the year 1983 in Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area   

Mar 31   Stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70 in the year 1983.   

Apr 03   12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history 2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Southern California beats Los Angeles Tech 69-67   

Apr 04   On this day in history 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52   

Apr 04   6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Gloria Swanson actress, dies at 84 of a heart ailment on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1983 jacqueline Logan silent film leading lady, dies at 78   

Apr 05   France throws out 47 Soviet diplomats in the year 1983.   

Apr 05   On this day in history new York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment   

Apr 06   On this day in history ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered   

Apr 07   Gavin Gordon television actor, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82   

Apr 07   On this day in history sTS-6 specialist Story Musgrave &Don Peterson first STS spacewalk   

Apr 09   6th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 1 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1983 dolores Del Rio, actress (Cheyenne Autumn), dies at 78   

Apr 11   In the year 1983 statistics Canada reports Canada's unemployment rate in March of 13.6% or 1,658,000 unemployed; a new record.   

Apr 12   Harold Washington becomes Chicago's first black mayor in the year 1983.   

Apr 13   In the year 1983 dedication of the Rats of Tobruk Memorial on Anzac Parade by the Governor-General, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen The memorial commemorates Australian and other Allied servicemen who fought and died during the siege of Tobruk in 1941   

Apr 13   Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault in the year 1983.   

Apr 14   Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80 in the year 1983.   

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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   In the year 1983 birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

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

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

Jan 07   In the year 1983 august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71