Page 12: Historical Events In 1983

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   

Sep 25   Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies.   

Sep 26   Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10   

Sep 26   In this year, Australia II claims America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner).   

Sep 26   Tino Rossi, French singer, dies   

Sep 27   Tino Rossi, singer/actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76   

Sep 28   STS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Sep 30   Freddy Martin, orch leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76.   

Oct 02   Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

Oct 03   John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69   

Oct 04   Richard Noble reaches record 1019 kph in jet-powered car.   

Oct 05   In this year, Lech Walesa claims the Nobel Peace Prize.   

Oct 06   Terence Cooke, cardinal/archbishop of NY, dies at 62.   

Oct 08   Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49   

Oct 09   4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma.   

Oct 09   Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered.   

Oct 10   Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM   

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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