1983
1st Woman in Space
Becomes the first American woman in space as a crewmember on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7
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Becomes the first American woman in space as a crewmember on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7
Returns as vocalist for 90125, the album that gives Yes its biggest pop success.
Produces 90125 after previously serving as Yes vocalist on Drama.
Wins 8 Oscars for "Ghandi", more than any other British film
Takes office as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam.
Agrees to the deployment of US intermediate-range missiles in Britain & West Germany
Leads the SDP-Liberal Alliance during the 1983 general election campaign.
Sentenced to 14 years in prison, the verdict is strongly criticised by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, claiming the case was based on communist propaganda
Appointed Secretary of State for Defence.
Russia to increase sub missiles in response to US missiles in Europe
Accused of intending to create "an ethnically pure Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina".
Izetbegovic & 12 other Bosniak activists (including Melika Salihbegovic, Edhem Bicakcic, Omer Behmen, Mustafa Spahic and Hasan Cengic) are tried before a Sarajevo communist court for "hostile activity inspired by Muslim nationalism".
Sentenced to 14 years in prison, the verdict is strongly criticised by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, claiming the case was based on communist propaganda.
Walesa returns to work at the Lenin Shipyard
Sentenced to sixty days imprisonment
Assassination of Benigno Aquino, husband Maria Corazon Aquino
Appointed Assistant Whip
Hosts the European Council as leaders confront unresolved disputes over spending, agriculture and budget contributions.
Rises to fame playing Leonard Jeffrey Oz Osborne in Auf Wiedersehen, despite having no acting experience whatsoever (he had appeared as an extra in the movie Get Carter)
Roger Waters receives a BAFTA award for "Another Brick In The Wall Part II"
Roger Waters receives a BAFTA award for "Another Brick In The Wall Part II"
Addresses Commons questions concerning battlefield nuclear weapons.
The government devalued the bolivar and imposed exchange controls during the economic crisis known as Black Friday.
Releases Body Wishes, including the UK hit Baby Jane.
Clashes with Vietnamese forces intensify
Protests began after the government increased bread and cereal prices by reducing food subsidies.
Presents Breakfast TV to Britain
Presents Breakfast TV to Britain
Tax allowances are raised by 14%, 1.75 million are taken out of income tax
Decides to make cuts mid financial year because of the higher than expected PSBR
Meets Khohl, they agree to forward CAP reforms from Stuttgart to the Athens Summit
Urges an immediate 3% reduction in cash limits. Through a sleight of hand, the extra revenue Walters wished to raise was secured by freezing income tax thresholds
Nott resigns, Heseltine replaces him & Tom King goes to the Dept of the Environment
John Nott leaves the Defence post and Michael Heseltine succeeds him as Secretary of State for Defence.
Appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, Head of State
Appointed Chairman of the National Coal Board
Macgregor is named as the Chairman of the NCB
Appointed Chancellor of Austria
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Continues as Chief Minister after the 1983 election
PAEC conducts a non-nuclear cold test associated with Pakistan's developing weapons program at the Kirana Hills.
The Kinks release Come Dancing in Britain.
Appointed Commander of the Armed Forces
Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
Iran outlaws the Tufeh, Iranian Communist Party
Russia breaks off talks with the US on medium range missiles
The main subject is Americas invasion of Grenada. Attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
The NUM Delegate Conference votes for an overtime ban
Meets Chancellor Khohl, they agree to forward CAP reforms to the Athens Summit
Represents Old Bexley and Sidcup after constituency boundary changes.
Wins a white referendum on the proposed tricameral constitution.
Wins the white referendum on a new constitution.
Visits the USA where his view of free entrprise leads to a coup by his colleagues
Overthrown by a military pro-Soviet coup, Bishop is shot dead
A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada
Makes a Commons statement on preparations for operational deployment of cruise missiles at RAF Greenham Common.
Answers Commons questions on the estimated cost of a British dual-key control arrangement for cruise missiles.
Addresses Commons questions on deployment of cruise missiles in the United Kingdom.
Answers a parliamentary question concerning British defence capability and deployment.
Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland
Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland
Healey steps down as Labour’s deputy leader after the party’s general-election defeat.
The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Refuses to be appointed Speaker & accepts a place on the back benches
Inflation reaches a low point of 3.7%
Points to lowest inflation since 1968 & record productivity
Introduces plans for Government expenditure cuts to the Cabinet
Makes plans to reduce public expenditure by 1 billion pounds
Comes 3rd in Thanet North
Labour is defeated at the 1983 general election, winning 27.6 percent of votes and 209 seats.
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Costs Labours manifesto commitments as an additional œ36-43 billion per Parliament
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
The Labour party lose 60 seats & are returned with 209 seats, the lowest since 1935. The Conservatives increase their overall majority from 43 to 144. Labours share of the popular vote falls from 37% to 28%
The Socialists lose their absolute majority in the Nationalrat, Kreisky declines to form a minority Government and resigns, nominating Fred Sinowatz, his Minister of Education, as his successor
The Liberal-SDP Alliance win 25% of the popular vote
Says that "landslides on the whole dont produce succesful Governments"
The Liberal Party win 25.4% of votes cast & 23 MPs
The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published
1st day of the election campaign, the first press conference takes place
The opinion polls give the Conservatives a lead of 13%-19% over the Labour Party
Attends the G7 summit at Williamsburg during the election campaign
Healey claims the Conservatives have been "glorying in slaughter" of the Falklands War
The Conservative Party wins an overall majority of 144, the largest since 1945. The Conservative Party wins 42.4% of votes cast & 397 MPs
Wins a majority of 9,314 in Finchley & is returned for the Eighth time
Wins a large Conservative majority in the general election.
Brown is elected Member of Parliament for Dunfermline East.
Leaves office as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam.
The Gunnar Thoroddsen Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Leaves office as Mayor of Amsterdam.
Brown begins his parliamentary career as Labour MP for Dunfermline East.
Aberdeed seal a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup, becoming only the third Scottish team to win a European trophy and Ferguson now felt that "hed done something worthwhile with his life"
Cowans scores in extra time as Villa wins the European Super Cup 3-1 on aggregate.
Barton leads Villa to a 3-0 second-leg victory over Barcelona after extra time.
Leads Labour into an election on a manifesto pledging withdrawal from the European Economic Community.
One aspect of the London Transport reforms was however maintained; the new system of flat fares within ticket zones, and the inter-modal Travelcard ticket continued as the basis of the ticketing system, the GLC puts together new.
measures to reduce London Transport fares by a more modest amount, 25%, taking them back to roughly the price that they were when Livingstones administration took office; it is ruled legal in January 1983, and subsequently implemented.
Appointed Federal Vice Chancellor
The government deploys the Fifth Brigade during the Gukurahundi campaign.
Roger Waters receives a BAFTA award for "Another Brick In The Wall Part II"
Papandreou takes the Community chair as Greece assumes responsibility for its first six-month Council Presidency.
Confronts the first nationwide protest against military rule amid recession and growing political opposition.
Begins the First Steingrimur Hermannsson Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Appointed Foreign Minister
Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl marked the Elysee Treaty's twentieth anniversary while strengthening cooperation on European integration.
Publishes findings on the failure to anticipate invasion.
Answers a parliamentary question concerning the Franks Report on the Falklands conflict.
Attends the G7 summit at Williamsburg during the election campaign
Leads the SDP into the general election as part of the Alliance.
Wins re-election after the Falklands victory.
Sings on the self-titled Genesis album, including Mama and That's All.
One aspect of the London Transport reforms was however maintained; the new system of flat fares within ticket zones, and the inter-modal Travelcard ticket continued as the basis of the ticketing system, the GLC puts together new.
measures to reduce London Transport fares by a more modest amount, 25%, taking them back to roughly the price that they were when Livingstones administration took office; it is ruled legal in January 1983, and subsequently implemented.
The satirical journal Private Eye referred to Livingstone as "Ken Leninspart" after Vladimir Lenin, proceeding to wrongly claim that Livingstone received funding from the Libyan Jamahiriya; suing them for libel, in November 1983 the journal apologise, awarding Livingstone pounds 15,000 in damages in an out-of-court settlement
Forms a coalition Government
Calls the USSR "an evil Empire"
Outlines his Strategic Defence Initiative to defend the US & allies
Reagan halts sale of F-16 fighters to Israel until its troops withdraw from Lebanon
Peace talks in the Middle East collapse when Jordan withdraws
39 die in a bomb explosion at the US Embassy in Beirut
The US announces readiness to negotiate long term grain sales to Russia
Reagan declares his support for the Nicaraguan Contras
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
The US agrees ro export high technolgy items to China
Visited by Margaret Thatcher. The Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner
A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada
The East Caribbean Heads of Government as the US to restore order in Grenada
The USS Independence is diverted from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean
A suicide bomber bombs the HQ of the US Marines in Beirut, 242 Americans are killed
Decides to invade Granada
Tai participates in government appointment connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Kingsford Dibela becomes Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Wins the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Jennifer Warnes.
Sentenced to 14 years in prison, the verdict is strongly criticised by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, claiming the case was based on communist propaganda
Retains Glasgow Hillhead while stepping back from party leadership.
Appointed Home Secretary
Tax allowances are raised by 14%, 1.75 million are taken out of income tax
Releases Infidels.
Inflation reaches a low point of 3.7%
Points to lowest inflation since 1968 & record productivity
Leads for the Government in Commons debate on intermediate nuclear forces and NATO policy.
The US agrees ro export high technolgy items to China
8-11 June, visits the Falkland Islands
Agrees that HMS Antrim should set sail from Colombia to the area of Grenada
Receives a message from Reagan saying America is considerrng invasion, advises against
Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline
Tai participates in jerusalem policy connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline
Appointed Leader of the House of Lords
Releases Let's Dance, a Nile Rodgers-produced album that gives him his biggest commercial success.
Costs Labours manifesto commitments as an additional œ36-43 billion per Parliament
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Pledges to create 2.5 million jobs over 5yrs. Calls for unilateral nuclear disarmament. Calls for Britains withdrawal from the EC
The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published
Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland
Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland
Takes office as Mayor of Amsterdam.
Brown and Tony Blair enter Parliament together after the 1983 general election.
Meets Margaret Thatcher
Selected as candidate for Sedgfield
Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield
Declares he is opposed to unilateral nuclear disarmament, against Labours policy
Elected Member of Parliament for Dagenham
Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 20,348
Elected Member of Parliament for Monklands East
Appointed Minister of State at the Foreign Office
The MRND remains Rwanda's dominant political organization.
South Africa dissolves the National Assembly in Namibia & rules it from Pretoria
Informs the Government he intends to cut the workforce by 64,000 over 3 yrs
Addresses Commons questions concerning NATO defence policy.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
India hosts the seventh Non-Aligned Movement summit and Indira Gandhi becomes chair of the movement.
Visits Canada attempting to increase their involvement in NATO & open up more trade
Visits Canada attempting to increase their involvement in NATO & open up more trade
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Outlines his Strategic Defence Initiative to defend the US & allies
Visits Reagan, objects to Russia including British & French nuclear arms in SALT
Agrees to the deployment of US intermediate-range missiles in Britain & West Germany
Answers a parliamentary question concerning Government publicity on nuclear weapons.
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Israel accepts the US proposal for mutual withdrawal from Lebanon of Israel & Syria
Israel & Lebanon sign an agreement for Israeli withdrawal within 3 months
Israel & Lebanon sign an agreement for Israeli withdrawal within 3 months
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
Created Baron Wilson of Rievaulx as a life peer
"The Final Cut" is released
The last Waters-Gilmour-Mason collaboration, The Final Cut, is released
Produces Pipes of Peace, continuing his renewed collaboration with Paul McCartney.
Turkeys military Government permits the foundation of political parties
Sentenced to 14 years in prison, the verdict is strongly criticised by Western human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch, claiming the case was based on communist propaganda
Thiam leaves office when the prime ministership is abolished again
Diouf wins his first presidential election as incumbent
Appointed President of Argentina after the restoration of democracy
Chaim Herzog is elected as the 6th president of Israel and served for 10 years
Appointed military Head of State of Nigeria after the overthrow of Shehu Shagari
Appointed President of Venezuela
Wins another single-candidate presidential election.
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Appointed Prime Minister of Iceland
Appointed Prime Minister of Iceland
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey
Diouf abolishes the prime ministership and consolidates executive authority
The satirical journal Private Eye referred to Livingstone as "Ken Leninspart" after Vladimir Lenin, proceeding to wrongly claim that Livingstone received funding from the Libyan Jamahiriya; suing them for libel, in November 1983 the journal apologise, awarding Livingstone pounds 15,000 in damages in an out-of-court settlement
Decides to sell mor British Petroleum shares due to the increase in PSBR
Decides to make cuts in mid financial year because of the higher than expected PSBR
Releases Pulp's debut mini-album It.
Introduces the Queens Speech to the House of Commons
Chan Sy continues as Prime Minister during reconstruction and Vietnamese military presence
Informs the Government he intends to cut the workforce by 64,000 over 3 yrs
Agrees on 1% reduction of the pay bill & 2% reduction in other cash limits
Resigns after an enquiry into the massacre of Palestinian refugees in West Beirut
The Socialists lose their absolute majority in the Nationalrat, Kreisky declines to form a minority Government and resigns, nominating Fred Sinowatz, his Minister of Education, as his successor
Resigns because of affair with Sara Keays, stays in the political wilderness for 4 yrs
Israels PM Begin announced his intention to resign as fighting continued in Lebanon with no apparent end in sight
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
Resigns due to ill health
Retires from public life
South Africa dissolves the National Assembly in Namibia & rules it from Pretoria
The Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner
President Reagans introduction of the Strategic Defence Initiative program in 1983 was viewed as a threat by the Soviet Union, and the Soviets withdrew from setting a timetable for further negotiations
Resigns as SDP leader after the general election and is succeeded by David Owen.
Appointed Secretary of Trade & Industry
Appointed Secretary of State for Energy
Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment
Begins the Serious Moonlight tour, turning his early-1980s commercial success into a major global concert event.
Iran moves troops into northern Iraq, threatening the Kirkuk pipeline
Leads a new coalition Government, Socialist & Freedom Party
Supports Ireland's participation in the Stuttgart declaration on closer European cooperation.
Supports Greece's participation in the Stuttgart declaration on closer European cooperation.
Supports adoption of the Stuttgart declaration strengthening political cooperation.
Supports adoption of the Solemn Declaration on European Union at the Stuttgart European Council.
Mitterrand backed the Stuttgart declaration calling for stronger political cooperation and progress toward European Union.
Answers a parliamentary question on the continuing British military presence in the South Atlantic.
The Kinks release State of Confusion.
Represents Ireland as leaders adopt the Solemn Declaration on European Union.
Hosts the European Council as leaders adopt the Solemn Declaration on European Union.
Represents Greece as leaders adopt the Solemn Declaration on European Union.
Reports to the Bundestag on the Stuttgart European Council and its declaration on European Union.
Reports to the European Parliament on Stuttgart and stresses implementation of stronger European political cooperation.
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
A suicide bomber bombs the HQ of the US Marines in Beirut, 242 Americans are killed
The Conservative Party manifesto for the forthcoming election is published
Pink Floyd release The Final Cut, the final album of the Waters-led period
Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial
Sentenced to 4 yrs in prison & a 500 million Yen fine. Convicted of accepting bribes from Lockheed while Prime Minister
Appeals & s released on bail, refuses to give up seat in Diet
Secures approval for constitutional restructuring excluding Black voters.
Secures approval for a tricameral parliamentary system.
The Conservative election victory strengthens Government commitment to the Trident programme
Iran outlaws the Tufeh, Iranian Communist Party
Scores the only goal as Anderlecht defeat Benfica in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final.
Scores Anderlecht's equaliser against Benfica, securing the UEFA Cup 2-1 on aggregate.
Venera 15 enters Venus orbit and begins high-resolution radar mapping of the planet's northern hemisphere.
Venera 16 joins Venera 15 in radar mapping northern Venus through its permanently opaque cloud cover.
Visits Canada attempting to increase their involvement in NATO & open up more trade
Visits Reagan, objects to Russia including British & French nuclear arms in SALT
Visits the USA where his view of free entrprise leads to a coup by his colleagues
Visited by Margaret Thatcher who tries to persuade him to tighten his links with NATO
Microsoft releases the Windows operating system
Sings on Born Again after joining Black Sabbath from Deep Purple.
Returns to record drums on Born Again before leaving again due to personal problems.
Death of Benigno Aquino Jr
Death of David Niven
Death of Howard Leslie Brennan
Death of Karen Carpenter, heart attack caused by anorexia nervosa
Death of Ralph David Richardson
Death of Sue Carol
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