Page 2: Historical Events In 1983

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

Jan 23   Russian radioactive satellite falls into Indian Ocean on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history george Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83   

Jan 24   On this day in history hulk Hogan pins the Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title   

Jan 24   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1983 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   In the year 1983 nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie arrested in Bolivia   

Jan 26   In the year 1983 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1983 billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1983 40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET &Tootsie win   

Jan 30   In the year 1983 hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ   

Jan 30   Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia in the year 1983.   

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   USSR performs underground nuclear test on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1983 bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies   

Feb 02   In the year 1983 chicago Archbishop Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested   

Feb 03   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners in the year 1983.   

Feb 04   On this day in history jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68   

Feb 04   In the year 1983 josé Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1983 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton   

Feb 05   In the year 1983 derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67   

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days   

Feb 09   Belgium buys 44 F-16s in the year 1983.   

Feb 10   In the year 1983 anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament   

Feb 10   Canada signs agreement allowing US testing of military equipment in Canada, including cruise missiles in the year 1983.   

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Apr 28   Roger Johnson, English footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   Troy Williamson, American football player was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born on this day in history.   

May 22   John Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer was born on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1983 birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Louis Garrel, French actor was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 in the year 1983.   

Jan 17   Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 died on this day in history.