Page 6: 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   On this day in history felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 first National Coin Week begins   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   India launched its first satellite on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter   

Apr 17   In the year 1983 wayne Gretsky scores 7 points in a playoff game   

Apr 18   On this day in history a lone suicide bomber kills 63, at the US Embassy in Lebanon   

Apr 18   Alan Melville, cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies in the year 1983.   

Apr 18   On this day in history joan Benoit set a women's record for the Boston Marathon   

Apr 18   In the year 1983 kMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)   

Apr 18   On this day in history n G Thomas discovers asteroid #2933 Amber, #3151 Talbot & #3561 Devine   

Apr 19   Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 in the year 1983.   

Apr 19   Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 in the year 1983.   

Apr 20   On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

Apr 20   In the year 1983 soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock   

Apr 21   In the year 1983 soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?]   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Soyuz T-8 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 25   "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour in the year 1983.   

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR in the year 1983.   

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

Apr 26   Bronislaw Kaper, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   On this day in history dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1200 for first time   

Apr 26   On this day in history vaughn Taylor actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72   

Apr 27   In the year 1983 nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson   

Apr 28   In the year 1983 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   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 02   Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1983.   

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79   

Jan 12   In the year 1983 death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1983 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