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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). It is the 1983rd year of the Common Era, or A.D.; the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium; the 83rd year of the 20th century; and the 4th year of the 1980s decade. Events January February March April May June July August August 21: Philippines opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport. September - September 1 – Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter near Moneron Island when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed including U.S. Congressman Larry McDonald.
- September 4 – Six men walk underwater across the Sydney Harbor – 82.9 km in 48 hours.
- September 6 – The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Flight 007, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace.
- September 16 – Ronald Reagan announces that the Global Positioning System (GPS) would be made available for civilian use.
- September 17 – Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- September 18 – The rock group Kiss officially appear in public without makeup for the first time on MTV.
- September 19 – Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes an independent state.
- September 23
- September 24 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers launch their first, self-titled, album.
- September 25 – Maze Prison escape: 38 Irish republican prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of HMP Maze, in the largest prison escape since World War II and in British history.
- September 25–September 26 – Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by correctly identifying a missile attack warning as a false alarm.
- September 26 – The Soyuz T-10a mission ends in a successful pad abort at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, when a pad fire occurs at the base of the Soyuz U rocket during the launch countdown. the escape tower system, attached to the top of the capsule containing the crew and Soyuz spacecraft fired immediately pulling the crew safe from the vehicle, a few seconds before the rocket explodes, destroying the launch complex.
- September 27 – The GNU Project is announced publicly on the net.unix-wizards and net.usoft newsgroups.
October - October 2 – Neil Kinnock is elected leader of the British Labour Party.
- October 4 – Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph (1,019.468 km/h), driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
- October 7 – A plan to abolish the Greater London Council is announced.
- October 9 – The Rangoon bombing kills South Korea's Foreign Minister, Lee Bum Suk, and 21 others.
- October 12 – Japan's former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed, and sentenced to 4 years in jail.
- October 19 – Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, and 40 others are assassinated in a military coup.
- October 21 – At the 17th General Conference on Weights and Measures, the metre is defined in terms of the speed of light as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
- October 22 – In Bonn, West Germany, people demonstrate for nuclear disarmament.
- October 23 – Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
- October 25 – United States troops invade Grenada at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
- October 30 – The first democratic elections in Argentina after 7 years of military rule are held.
November - November 2
- November 3 – The Reverend Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
- November 5 – Byford Dolphin rig diving bell accident: Off the coast of Norway, 5 divers are killed and one severely wounded in an explosive decompression accident.
- November 10 – The anticancer drug etoposide is approved by the FDA, leading to a curative treatment regime in the field of combination chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma.
- November 11 – Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. President to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
- November 13 – The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners.
- November 14
- November 15 – The Turkish part of Cyprus declares independence.
- November 16 – A jury in Gretna, Louisiana acquits Ginny Foat of the murder of Argentine businessman Moses Chaiyo.
- November 17 – The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
- November 19 – An attempted hijacking of Aeroflot Flight 6833 in Soviet Georgia results in several dead and wounded.
- November 24 – Lynda Mann, 15, is found raped and strangled in the village of Narborough, England (Colin Pitchfork is sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988).
- November 26 – Brink's-MAT robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly UK 26 million are taken from the Brink's-MAT vault at Heathrow Airport. Only a fraction of the gold is ever recovered, and only 2 men are convicted of the crime.
- November 27 – Colombian Avianca Flight 11 crashes near Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, killing 181 of the 192 on board.
December Date unknown Births January - January 1 – Calum Davenport, English footballer
- January 2 – Kate Bosworth, American actress
- January 3 – Precious Lara Quigaman, Filipina model, host and actress
- January 4 – Spencer Chamberlain, American musician
- January 7
- January 8
- January 9
- January 10 – Li Nina, Chinese aerial free-style skier
- January 11 – Adrian Sutil, German Formula One driver
- January 12 – Shawn Desman, Canadian singer
- January 13
- January 14 – Takako Uehara, Japanese singer
- January 15 – Kaine Bennett Charleston, Australian film producer, film and stage actor
- January 16 – Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer
- January 17 – Johannes Herber, German basketball player
- January 18 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer and actress
- January 19 – Hikaru Utada, Japanese singer and songwriter
- January 20 – Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player
- January 21 – Moritz Volz, German footballer
- January 22 – Shaun Cody, American football player
- January 23 – Justyna Kowalczyk, Polish cross-country skier
- January 24
- January 25 – Yasuyuki Konno, Japanese footballer
- January 31 – James Sutton, British actor
February - February 1 – Andrew VanWyngarden, American Singer
- February 2
- February 3
- February 5 – Vanessa Rousso, French-American professional poker player
- February 6 – Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
- February 7 – Elin Grindemyr, Swedish model
- February 8
- February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
- February 15
- February 16
- February 17 – Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter and record producer
- February 18 – Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
- February 19
- February 20
- February 21
- February 22 – Penny Flame, born Jennifer Ketcham, American former pornographic actress/reality TV star
- February 23
- February 25 – Eduardo da Silva, Croatian soccer player
- February 26 – Andrew Baggaley, English table tennis player
- February 27
- February 28 – Linda Kir ly, American Hungarian singer-songwriter
March April May - May 1 – Alain Bernard, French swimmer
- May 2
- May 4 – Jesse Moss, Canadian actor
- May 6
- May 9 – Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor
- May 11
- May 12
- May 13
- May 14
- May 16
- May 17 – Channing Frye, American basketball player
- May 18 – Vince Young, American football player
- May 19
- May 20 – Michaela McManus, American actress
- May 22 – John Hopkins, American MotoGP racer
- May 23 – Heidi Range, British singer (Sugababes member)
- May 24 – Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and model
- May 27
- May 28 – Toby Hemingway, British/American actor
- May 30 – Jennifer Ellison, British actress
- May 31 – David Hernandez, American singer
June - June 3 – Janine Carmen Habeck, German model
- June 6
- June 8
- June 10 – Shanna Collins, American actress
- June 11 – Jos Reyes, Dominican baseball player
- June 12
- June 13 – Jason Spezza, Canadian hockey player
- June 14 – Torrance Coombs, Canadian film, theatre and television actor
- June 15
- June 17
- June 19 – Mark Selby, British snooker player
- June 20 – Cherrie Ying, Hong Kong actress
- June 23 – Miles Fisher, American film and television actor and musician
- June 24 – John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor and model
- June 30 – Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud) and TV personality
July - July 1
- July 2 – Michelle Branch, American singer (The Wreckers)
- July 3 – Edinson Volquez, Dominican baseball player
- July 4 – Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian fashion model
- July 5
- July 6 – Gregory Smith, Canadian-born American actor
- July 10 – Kim Heechul, Korean actor and singer (Super Junior)
- July 11 – Marie Eleonor Serneholt, Swedish singer (A*Teens)
- July 12
- July 13 – Liu Xiang, Chinese athlete
- July 16 – Zhang Xiangxiang, Chinese weightlifter
- July 21
- July 22 – Juliana Felisberta, Brazilian beach volleyball player
- July 23 – Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
- July 24
- July 30 – Sean Dillon, Irish footballer
August - August 2 – Huston Street, American baseball player
- August 3 – Mamie Gummer, American actress
- August 4
- August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
- August 7
- August 9 – Sarah Elizabeth, American model
- August 10 – Mathieu Roy, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- August 11 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
- August 13
- August 14
- August 16 – Nikos Zisis, Greek basketball player
- August 17 – Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
- August 18
- August 19
- August 20
- August 21 – Brody Jenner, American Television personality
- August 23 – James Collins, British footballer
- August 27 – Wilson Chen, Taiwanese actor
- August 28 – Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
- August 30 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor
September - September 1
- September 2 – Tiffany Hines, American television actress and singer
- September 3 – Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
- September 5 – Priscilla Meirelles, Miss Earth 2004
- September 8 – Chris Judd, Australian rules footballer
- September 11 – Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Kenyan Long-distance runner
- September 12 – Carly Smithson, Irish singer
- September 13 – Kaoklai Kaennorsing, Thai Muay Thai kickboxer
- September 14 – Amy Winehouse, British singer (d. 2011)
- September 15 – Ashleigh McIvor, Canadian freestyle skier
- September 16 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer
- September 17 – Jennifer Pe a, American singer
- September 18 – Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
- September 21
- September 22 – Eriko Imai, Japanese singer (Speed)
- September 23 – M rt Israel, Estonian discus thrower
- September 24
- September 25 – Donald Glover, American actor
- September 26 – Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
- September 28 – Sarah Wright, American actress
- September 30 – Reiko Shiota, Japanese badminton player
October - October 2 – Gerran Walker, American football player
- October 3
- October 4
- October 5
- October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish football goalkeeper
- October 9 – Spencer Grammer, American actress
- October 10 – Alyson Hau, Hong Kong radio DJ
- October 11 – Bradley James, English actor
- October 14
- October 15 – Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress
- October 17
- October 19 – Vladimir Gabulov, Russian footballer
- October 20 – Alona Tal, Israeli television actress
- October 21 – Ashley Banjo, Canadian actor
- October 24
- October 25
- October 26 – Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer
- October 29
- October 30 – Diana Karazon, Jordanian singer
November - November 1 – Yuko Ogura, Japanese gravure idol
- November 3 – Julie Marie Berman, American actress
- November 4 – Tyler Everett, American football player
- November 8
- November 9 – Meseret Defar, Ethiopian long-distance runner
- November 10 – Miranda Lambert, American country music singer
- November 11
- November 17
- November 18
- November 19 – DeAngelo Hall, American football player
- November 22 – Tyler Hilton, American singer-songwriter and actor
- November 24
- November 25 – Atsushi It , Japanese actor
- November 27 – Professor Green, British rapper
- November 29 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and musician
- November 30 – Nicholas Kole, American figure skater
December - December 2
- December 3
- December 4
- December 5 – Tiffany Weimer, American footballer
- December 9 – Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer
- December 10
- December 12 – Katrina Elam, American singer
- December 13
- December 15
- December 16 – Danielle Lloyd, British model
- December 17 – Erik Christensen, Canadian hockey player
- December 20
- December 22
- December 23 – Hanley Ram rez, Dominican baseball player
- December 25 – Kwai Lun-mei, Taiwanese actress
- December 27 – Cole Hamels, American baseball player
- December 28 – Aiko Nakamura, Japanese tennis player
- December 29 – Alison Brie, American actress
Deaths January - January 2 – Dick Emery, British comedian (b. 1915)
- January 8 – Gerhard Barkhorn, German World War II fighter ace (b. 1919)
- January 10 – Roy DeMeo, American Mafia hitman (b. 1942)
- January 11
- January 12 – Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1965 to 1977 (b. 1903)
- January 15 – Meyer Lansky, American gangster (b. 1902)
- January 17 – Doodles Weaver, American comedian and uncle of Sigourney Weaver (b. 1911)
- January 23 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (b. 1908)
- January 24
- January 26 – Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach (b. 1913)
- January 27
- January 28
- January 29 – Stuart H. Ingersoll, American admiral (b. 1898)
February Karen Carpenter - February 4 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (b. 1950)
- February 8 – Harry Boot, English physicist (b. 1917)
- February 12 – Eubie Blake, American musician and songwriter (b. 1887)
- February 14 – Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903)
- February 19 – Alice White, American actress (b. 1904)
- February 22 – Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889)
- February 23 – Herbert Howells, English composer (b. 1892)
- February 25 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)
- February 27 – Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Russian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1908)
- February 28 – Winifred Atwell, British pianist (b. 1914)
March - March 1 – Hideo Kobayashi, Japanese author (b. 1902)
- March 3
- March 6 – Donald Maclean, British spy (b. 1913)
- March 7 – Igor Markevitch, Ukrainian conductor (b. 1912)
- March 8 – William Walton, English composer (b. 1902)
- March 9
- March 14 – Maurice Ronet, French film actor and director (b. 1927)
- March 15 – Rebecca West, English-born writer (b. 1892)
- March 16
- March 17 – Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- March 18
- March 26 – Anthony Blunt, British spy and art historian (b. 1907)
- March 27
- March 30 – Lisette Model, Austrian-born American photographer (b. 1901)
April May - May 1
- May 2 – Norm Van Brocklin, former National Football League quarterback (b. 1926)
- May 5 – John Williams, British actor (b. 1903)
- May 8 – John Fante, American writer (b. 1909)
- May 14 – Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900)
- May 15 – James Van Der Zee, American photographer (b. 1886)
- May 18 – Frank Aiken, Irish Foreign Minister (b. 1898)
- May 19 – Jean Rey, President of the European Commission (b. 1902)
- May 21 – Kenneth Clark, British art historian (b. 1903)
- May 22
- May 25 – Sid Daniels, British merchant marine worker, last surviving crewmember of the RMS Titanic (b. 1895)
- May 29 – Arv ds Pel e, Latvian historian, Soviet politician and functionary (b. 1899)
- May 31 – Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight champion boxer (b. 1895)
June - June 1 – Prince Charles of Belgium (b. 1903)
- June 2 – Stan Rogers, Canadian musician (b. 1949)
- June 8 – Mi ko Kranjec, Slovenian writer (b. 1908)
- June 10 – Larry Hooper, American singer (b. 1917)
- June 12 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-born actress (b. 1902)
- June 15 – Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910)
- June 17 – Peter Mennin, American composer and teacher (b. 1923)
- June 18
- June 23 – Osvaldo Dortic s Torrado, Cuban politician and 21st President of Cuba (b. 1919)
- June 24 – Charles Phelps Taft II, American politician, son of President William Howard Taft (b. 1897)
- June 25 – Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (b. 1916)
- June 30 – Mary Livingstone, American comedienne (b. 1905)
July - July 1 – Buckminster Fuller, American architect (b. 1895)
- July 4
- July 5 – Harry James, American musician and band leader (b. 1916)
- July 7
- July 9 – Keith Wickenden, British politician (b. 1932)
- July 10 – Werner Egk, German composer (b. 1901)
- July 11 – Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer (b. 1915)
- July 12 – Chris Wood, British rock musician (b. 1944)
- July 15 – Eddie Foy, Jr., American actor (b. 1905)
- July 16 – Samson Raphaelson, American screenwriter (b. 1894)
- July 17 – Roosevelt "Honeydripper" Sykes, American blues musician (b. 1906)
- July 20 – Frank Reynolds, American journalist (b. 1923)
- July 23 – Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
- July 26
- July 29
- July 30
August - August 1
- August 2 – James Jamerson, American musician (b. 1938)
- August 3
- August 5 – Judy Canova, American actress (b. 1913)
- August 6 – Klaus Nomi, German singer and performance artist (b. 1944)
- August 16 – Earl Averill, baseball player (b. 1902)
- August 17 – Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (b. 1896)
- August 18 – Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (b. 1902)
- August 21 – Benigno Aquino, Jr., Filipino politician (b. 1932)
- August 28 – Jan Clayton, American actress (b. 1917)
- August 29 – Simon Oakland, American actor (b. 1915)
September October November - November – Barney Bubbles, English graphic artist (b. 1942)
- November 3 – Alfredo Antonini, American conductor and composer (b. 1901)
- November 7 – Germaine Tailleferre, French composer (b. 1892)
- November 8
- November 13 – Junior Samples, American comedian (b. 1926)
- November 14 – T mas Gu mundsson, Icelandic poet (b. 1901)
- November 15 – John Le Mesurier, British actor (b. 1912)
- November 19 – Carolyn Leigh, American lyricist (b. 1926)
- November 20
- November 23 – Waheed Murad, Legendary Pakistani actor, film producer, writer and director (b. 1938)
- November 25 – Michael Conrad, American actor (b. 1925)
- November 28 – Christopher George, American actor (b. 1931)
- November 30 – Richard Llewellyn, British writer (b. 1906)
December - December 2 – Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian actress (b. 1904)
- December 5 – Robert Aldrich, American film director (b. 1918)
- December 6 – Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)
- December 8 – Slim Pickens, American actor (b. 1919)
- December 9 – David Rounds, American actor (b. 1930)
- December 11 – Sir Neil Ritchie, British general (b. 1897)
- December 13
- December 15 – David Markham, British actor (b. 1913)
- December 21
- December 23 – Colin Middleton, Northern Irish artist (b. 1910)
- December 25 – Joan Mir , Catalan painter (b. 1893)
- December 26 – Violet Carson, British actress (b. 1898)
- December 28
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