4 February 1983Death of Karen CarpenterKaren Carpenter
Death of Karen Carpenter, heart attack caused by anorexia nervosa
Historical records for United States of America in 1983, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Karen Carpenter, heart attack caused by anorexia nervosa
Death of Sue Carol
Calls the USSR "an evil Empire"
Outlines his Strategic Defence Initiative to defend the US & allies
Outlines his Strategic Defence Initiative to defend the US & allies
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
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
Becomes the first American woman in space as a crewmember on Space Shuttle Challenger for STS-7
Visited by Margaret Thatcher. The Russians shoot down a South Korean civilian airliner
A pro-Soviet military coup overthrows the Marxist Government in Grenada
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
A suicide bomber bombs the HQ of the US Marines in Beirut, 242 Americans are killed
Decides to invade Granada
Releases Infidels.
Microsoft releases the Windows operating system
Death of Howard Leslie Brennan
Appointed Senior Adviser to President Reagans Panel on Strategic Systems
Releases the live album Alive She Cried.
"Ancient Evenings"
Peebles connects dark matter and structure formation to the evolution of the Big Bang universe
Death of Dennis Wilson
Stars in, "Death Wish 3"
Wins an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailers The Executioners Song
Explains fractional quantum Hall states as a strongly correlated many-electron quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations.
Records, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Deputy Commander of the US forces which invade Grenada
The De Lorean Car Company goes into liquidation
The Belfast factory closes having produced fewer than 10,000 cars
Releases London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I, presenting orchestral works performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Metallica travel to the New York Tri-State Region at the urging of promoters Jon and Marsha Zazula, after a few gigs the band sign with the Zazulas' new label, Megaforce Records
The band travelled to Rochester, New York to record their first album, "Metal Up Your Ass", however, due to conflict with the record label regarding the title, the album is later renamed Kill 'Em All.
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaine's aggressive and disruptive behaviour (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth.
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Metallica travel to the New York Tri-State Region at the urging of promoters Jon and Marsha Zazula, after a few gigs the band sign with the Zazulas' new label, Megaforce Records
The band travelled to Rochester, New York to record their first album, "Metal Up Your Ass", however, due to conflict with the record label regarding the title, the album is later renamed Kill 'Em All.
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaine's aggressive and disruptive behaviour (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth.
Directs, "Never Say Never Again"
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering mobile genetic elements.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes.
Directs Silkwood
Appointed President Reagans Special Envoy to the Middle East
Directs and stars in Sudden Impact, the fourth Dirty Harry film and his final screen collaboration with Sondra Locke.
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in the fourth Dirty Harry film, Sudden Impact, considered the darkest and most violent of the series, by this time Eastwood received 60 percent of all profits from films he starred in and directed, with the rest going to the studio, Sudden Impact is his final on-screen collaboration with Locke
Walken plays schoolteacher-turned-psychic Johnny Smith in David Cronenbergs adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone
Walken plays schoolteacher-turned-psychic Johnny Smith in David Cronenbergs adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone
Wins an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailers The Executioners Song
Directs, New York, The King of Comedy
Releases The Man from Utopia, combining studio tracks with heavily edited live performances.
Has a prominent role in The Osterman Weekend. Has a prominent role in Rumble Fish
One of many teenaged stars to appear in Francis Ford Coppolas The Outsiders. Cruises breakthrough comes after Risky Business is released, which helps to propel Cruise to stardom
Winner of the womens US tennis open
Visconti produced Stage, the first of four albums for British musical theatre star Elaine Paige
Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th consecutive final
Winner of the UCI Road World Championships Road Race
Winner of the long jump World Championship. Winner of the 100m World Championship
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