Page 12: Historical Events In 1983

Aug 30   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days)   

Aug 30   Guion S. Bluford Jr, the inaugural African-American astronaut, blasts off as a crewmember aboard the space shuttle Challenger.   

Aug 30   Guy Bluford is recorded as becoming the inaugural black American in space   

Sep 01   A Soviet fighter plane downs a KAL Boeing 747 jumbo jet that veered 100 miles into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 people aboard.   

Sep 01   Henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71   

Sep 01   Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet.   

Sep 02   Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM.   

Sep 04   Greg LeMond is recorded as becoming only American to win cycling's Road Championship.   

Sep 04   Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph)   

Sep 05   8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB.   

Sep 06   USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2   

Sep 07   Drury Gallagher sets quickest swim around Manhattan (6h41m35s)   

Sep 07   Hans Munch, composer, dies at 90.   

Sep 08   Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies   

Sep 08   NASA launches RCA-6   

Sep 09   Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas   

Sep 09   Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (the Coco2).   

Sep 09   Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player   

Sep 10   Balthasar J "John" Vorster, S African premier (1966-78), dies at 67   

Sep 10   John Vorster, former prime minister of South Africa, dies in Cape Town at age 67   

Sep 12   Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million.   

Sep 12   USSR vetoes UN resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane.   

Sep 13   US mint strikes inaugural gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)   

Sep 14   US House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner   

Sep 15   LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88   

Sep 16   Arnold Schwarzenegger is recorded as becoming a US citizen   

Sep 17   Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67.   

Sep 17   Vanessa Williams of NY became inaugural black Miss America   

Sep 18   George Meegen completes 2426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere.   

Sep 19   St Christopher-Nevis gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

Sep 22   NASA launches Galaxy-B   

Sep 22   Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7'9 3/4"   

Sep 23   Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9.   

Sep 24   Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies.   

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Apr 28   Roger johnson: English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana hüfner: German luger   

Apr 30   Troy williamson: American football player   

Apr 30   Yamini: Tamil singer   

May 22   John hopkins: Anglo-american motorcycling racer   

Jun 07   Mark lowe: American baseball player   

Jun 14   John stocco: American football player   

Jun 14   Louis garrel: French actor   

Jan 02   Bernard george stevens: Composer,   

Jan 07   August cool: Belgian trade union leader,   

Jan 08   Gale page: Actress (4 daughters, knute rockney),    

Jan 11   Nikolaj v podgorny: President ussr,   

Jan 12   Rebop kwaku baah: Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   Arthur space: Actor (doc weaver-lassie),    

Jan 15   Meyer lansky: Reputed mobster,   

Jan 17   Doodles weaver: Actor/comedian (ring of fire), shoots himself at 71