August 1983 calendar

August 1983
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1983: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1983?

Events

01 Aug 1983 America West Airlines begins operations out of Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.
02 Aug 1983 STS-8 vehicle moves to launch pad
03 Aug 1983 John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91m house of cards.
04 Aug 1983 Bettino Craxi sworn in as Premier of Italy
06 Aug 1983 Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar crashes at South Africa
07 Aug 1983 Merlin closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 199 performances
08 Aug 1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV
12 Aug 1983 General Manuel A Noriega becomes commander of Panamanian army
14 Aug 1983 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
15 Aug 1983 Ramones guitarist Joey Ramone, beaten in fight-undergoes brain surgery
16 Aug 1983 Paul Simon weds Carrie Fisher
18 Aug 1983 Royals defeat Yanks, 5-4, completing pine-tar game (12 minutes). Hal McRae strikes out and Dan Quisenberry retires Yankees in order
19 Aug 1983 Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut
20 Aug 1983 Miss National Teen-Ager
21 Aug 1983 La Cage aux Folles opens at Palace Theater NYC for 1761 performances
24 Aug 1983 Cin Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745
25 Aug 1983 US and the USSR sign $10 billion grain pact
26 Aug 1983 Heavy rain triggers flooding at Bilbao (Spain) and surrounding areas, killing 45 people and causing millions in damages.
27 Aug 1983 Haiti adopts constitution
28 Aug 1983 Mame closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 41 performances
30 Aug 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched
31 Aug 1983 Edwin Moses of USA sets the 400m hurdle record (47.02) in Koblenz.

Famous Birthday

Mila Kunis
Ukrainian-American actress.
Chris Hemsworth
Australian actor.
Mika (singer)
Andrew Garfield
American actor.
Christophe Willem
French singer, winner of the TV reality show "Nouvelle Star" (2006).
Brody Jenner
American actor.
Reeva Steenkamp
Model.
Joanna Thomae
Sarah Riani
2016 Central Italy earthquake
Simone Pepe
Rockford (Illinois)
Spencer Pratt
American socialite.
Sun Ming Ming
Chinese basketball player.
Robin van Persie
Soccer Player.
Greta Gerwig
American actress producer and screenwriter.
Martha Higareda
Jenni Gregg
Jonne Aaron
Christian Chávez
Pop Singer.
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Famous Deaths

Carolyn Jones
American actress, the daughter of Cloe Jeanette Southern, a housewife, and Julius Alfred Jones, a barber.
Mike Kellin
Hartford, Connecticut -- Actor (Honestly Celeste, Fitz & Bones).
Kerwin Duinmeijer
Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15.
Benigno S Aquino Jr
Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50.
Jan Clayton
Actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie), dies at 66.
William Goyen
Writer, dies at 68.
Simon Oakland
Actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61.
Jack Somack
Actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show), dies at 64.
Anthony Costello
Actor (Blue), dies at 42.
Peter Arne
actor, is bludgeoned to death in London, England at age 62.
Earl Averill
American athlete, professional baseball player for the Cleveland Indians.
Judy Canova
American actress, homely and raucous, played hillbilly and comedienne in low budget films and lots of commercials.
Ira Gershwin
American musician, a composer, lyricist and accompanist for his brother George.
Nikolaus Pevsner
England, United Kingdom -- Art historian (The Buildings of England).
Shawn Lewis
5th Wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone overdose.
Benjamin V Cohen
US Author of New Deal-legislation, dies at 88.
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