December 1983 calendar

December 1983
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1983.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1983: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1983?

Events

01 Dec 1983 Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury.
02 Dec 1983 Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time.
03 Dec 1983 Marilyn: An American Fable closes at Minskoff NYC after 16 performances
04 Dec 1983 Amen Corner closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 83 performances
05 Dec 1983 Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina.
06 Dec 1983 A bomb planted on a bus in Jerusalem explodes, killing six Israelis.
07 Dec 1983 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93
08 Dec 1983 9th Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 6 - lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
09 Dec 1983 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
10 Dec 1983 Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize.
11 Dec 1983 Jan Stephens / Fred Couples wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
12 Dec 1983 A truck bomb explodes at the US Embassy in Kuwait.
13 Dec 1983 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184
14 Dec 1983 Peg opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 5 performances
15 Dec 1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
16 Dec 1983 Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time
17 Dec 1983 Peg closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 5 performances
18 Dec 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers end 29-game road losing streak.
19 Dec 1983 The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
20 Dec 1983 PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and 4,000 loyalists evacuate Lebanon
21 Dec 1983 Tap Dance Kid opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 669 performances
22 Dec 1983 Egyptian President Mubarak meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat
23 Dec 1983 Journal Science publishes first report on nuclear winter.
25 Dec 1983 1st live telecast of Christmas Parade
27 Dec 1983 Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca).
28 Dec 1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2).
29 Dec 1983 US announced withdrawal from UNESCO
31 Dec 1983 Brunei gains complete independence from Britain
04 Dec 1983 US Navy aircraft from USS and USS attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.