Page 6: Historical Events In 1983

Apr 15   Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Tokyo Disneyland opens in the year 1983.   

Apr 16   In the year 1983 steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games   

Apr 17   Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 17   First National Coin Week begins on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket in the year 1983.   

Apr 17   On this day in history india launched its first satellite   

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   In the year 1983 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   KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) in the year 1983.   

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   In the year 1983 jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

Apr 20   Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock in the year 1983.   

Apr 21   Soyuz T-8 is launched [04-20?] in the year 1983.   

Apr 21   In the year 1983 walter Slezak actor, commits suicide at his NY home at 80   

Apr 22   On this day in history earl "Fatha" Hines, US, jazz pianist/conductor, dies   

Apr 22   On this day in history soyuz T-8 returns to Earth   

Apr 22   Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax) in the year 1983.   

Apr 23   Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies at 73 in the year 1983.   

Apr 25   On this day in history "Nightline" expands from « hour to a full hour   

Apr 25   Yuri Andropov invites US schoolgirl Samantha Smith to USSR on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1983 bronislaw Kaper composer, dies at 81   

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

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

Apr 26   In the year 1983 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   Ron James, cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 29   On this day in history harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's first black mayor   

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Apr 28   In the year 1983 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   Yamini, Tamil Singer was born in the year 1983.   

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

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of mark Lowe, American baseball player   

Jun 14   John Stocco, American football player was born in the year 1983.   

Jun 14   In the year 1983 birth of louis Garrel, French actor   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1983 august Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79   

Jan 08   Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1983.   

Jan 15   Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.   

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