Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

Jan 23   Cerebral Palsy telethon raises $14,700,000 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   In the year 1983 russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean   

Jan 24   George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1983 hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

Jan 24   On this day in history oaxaca, Mexico a 7.0 earthquake occured. Damage in the Juchitan area and slight damage in the Mexico City area. Felt strongly in southeastern Mexico.   

Jan 25   On this day in history china's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit   

Jan 25   Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia in the year 1983.   

Jan 26   On this day in history dutch/British infrared satellite IRAS launched from California   

Jan 26   Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 in the year 1983.   

Jan 27   World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid in the year 1983.   

Jan 28   Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart   

Jan 29   40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ in the year 1983.   

Jan 30   On this day in history joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia   

Feb 01   In the year 1983 new channels first available on cable as pay TV launched in Canada; First Choice, Superchannel and C-Channel allyou got to do is PAY   

Feb 01   On this day in history tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies   

Feb 01   On this day in history uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

Feb 02   Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies in the year 1983.   

Feb 02   On this day in history chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested   

Feb 03   On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Feb 04   Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   In the year 1983 pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32.   

Feb 04   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton in the year 1983.   

Feb 05   Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67 in the year 1983.   

Feb 05   Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history belgium buys 44 F-16s   

Feb 10   Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles on this day in history.   

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Apr 28   On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer   

Apr 30   Tatjana Hüfner, German luger was born in the year 1983.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player   

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

May 22   In the year 1983 birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer   

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

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

Jan 07   August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944)   

Jan 13   In the year 1983 arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74   

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