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1983 Calendar
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1983 Historical Event(s)
- February 13, 1983 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Pig in Chinese astrology.
- March 6, 1983 – The first United States Football League game is played.
- March 23, 1983 – Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
- May 17, 1983 – The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world’s largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer’s Freedom of Information Act request.
- May 18, 1983 – In Ireland, the government launches a crackdown, with the leading Dublin pirate Radio Nova being put off the air.
- July 21, 1983 – The world’s lowest temperature is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at -89.2 °C.
- September 23, 1983 – Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa becomes the first African boxing world heavyweight champion.
- September 26, 1983 – Australia II wins the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
- October 13, 1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.
Who Were Born On 1983?
- March 10, 1983 – Che'Nelle, Malaysian Australian singer
- March 24, 1983 – Kelvin Kwan, Hong Kong singer
- April 20, 1983 – Patrice M'Bock, Cameroonian footballer
- May 1, 1983 – Alain Bernard, French swimmer
- May 12, 1983 – Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
- August 21, 1983 – Brody Jenner, American actor
- September 9, 1983 – Katy Steele, Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter for Little Birdy
- September 27, 1983 – Jeon Hye Bin, Korean actress
- October 10, 1983 – Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek footballer
- October 29, 1983 – Dana Eveland, American baseball player