Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history tokyo Disneyland opens   

Apr 16   In the year 1983 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 17   First National Coin Week begins on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history in Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters   

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 india launched its first satellite   

Apr 17   Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   On this day in history wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

Apr 18   A lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies   

Apr 18   Joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)   

Apr 18   N G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine in the year 1983.   

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1983 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

Apr 20   In the year 1983 jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

Apr 20   Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?] on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80 in the year 1983.   

Apr 22   Earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies in the year 1983.   

Apr 22   On this day in history soyuz T-8 returns to Earth   

Apr 22   On this day in history stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax)   

Apr 23   Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Apr 25   "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR on this day in history.   

Apr 26   On this day in history bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81   

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81   

Apr 26   Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time in the year 1983.   

Apr 26   In the year 1983 vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72   

Apr 27   Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson in the year 1983.   

Apr 28   On this day in history ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies   

Apr 29   Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor on this day in history.   

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1983 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   In the year 1983 nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

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

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

Jan 15   On this day in history meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80   

Jan 17   In the year 1983 death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71