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 11, 1983 – Pakistan successfully conducts a cold test of a nuclear weapon.
- March 23, 1983 – Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
- July 1, 1983 – A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.
- July 16, 1983 – Sikorsky S-61 disaster: a helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
- September 23, 1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations.
- September 25, 1983 – Maze Prison escape: 38 republican prisoners, armed with 6 handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze prison. It is the largest prison escape since WWII and in British history.
- October 4, 1983 – Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019 km/h), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
- October 22, 1983 – Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons.
- November 27, 1983 – Avianca Flight 011, a Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid’s Barajas Airport, killing 181.
Who Were Born On 1983?
- February 11, 1983 – Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
- April 16, 1983 – George Patis, Greek badminton player
- July 17, 1983 – Ryan Guettler, professional Australian BMX rider
- August 2, 1983 – Nick Diaz, American MMA fighter
- August 5, 1983 – Korey Hall, American football player
- September 8, 1983 – Chris Judd, Australian rules footballer
- September 29, 1983 – Lisette Oropesa, American soprano
- October 25, 1983 – Taylor Vixen, American pornographic actress
- November 28, 1983 – Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
- December 16, 1983 – Kelenna Azubuike, American basketball player