May 1983 calendar

Events

• 01 May 1983 My One & Only opens at St. James Theater NYC for 767 performances
• 02 May 1983 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California
• 03 May 1983 Bruins 3-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 3-1 lead
• 05 May 1983 Bruins 5-Isles 1-Wales Conference Championship-Isles hold 3-2 lead
• 06 May 1983 The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
• 07 May 1983 August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups.
• 08 May 1983 Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
• 09 May 1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson win.
• 10 May 1983 Laverne & Shirley, last airs on ABC-TV
• 11 May 1983 Dance a Little Closer opens and closes at Minskoff Theater, New York City
• 12 May 1983 Julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA
• 13 May 1983 Reggie Jackson is first major league player to strike out 2,000 times.
• 14 May 1983 She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby hits #5
• 15 May 1983 Madison Hotel (Boston, Massachusetts) destroyed by implosion.
• 16 May 1983 Lebanese parliament accepts peace accord with Israel.
• 17 May 1983 Israel and Lebanon sign a peace treaty
• 18 May 1983 US Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program.
• 19 May 1983 Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington DC
• 20 May 1983 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
• 21 May 1983 Bang The Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren hits #63
• 22 May 1983 Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit homerun.
• 23 May 1983 Radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afghanistan Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air.
• 24 May 1983 US Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminate against students.
• 25 May 1983 Return of the Jedi (Star Wars VI) released to theaters.
• 26 May 1983 Challenger moves to launch pad for STS-7
• 27 May 1983 Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of US Congress.
• 28 May 1983 Ricky by Weird Al Yankovic hits #63
• 29 May 1983 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
• 30 May 1983 Surrey all out for 14 versus Essex, their lowest score ever.
• 31 May 1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in four games.

Famous Birthday

• Henry Cavill

  British actor who his acting career starring as Albert Mondego in the 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.

• Scott Disick

  Reality Star.

• Grégory Lemarchal

  French singer, he won the fourth serie of the show "Star Academy" on TF1 private channel.

• Alain Bernard

  French swimmer and Olympic champion, the athlete won three medals at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing.

• Alina Kabaeva

  Russian gymnast and politician.

• Amber Tamblyn

  American actress and daughter of actor-dancer Russ Tamblyn.

• Anahí

  Mexican singer-songwriter producer and actress (RBD).

• Myriam Fares

  Lebanese singer.

• Nancy Ajram

  Lebanese singer.

• Holly Valance

  Pop Singer.

• Istanbul (Turkey)
• Domhnall Gleeson

  Movie Actor.

• Jennifer Ellison

  English actress, model, singer.

• Anne-Laure Sibon
• Adrianne Palicki

  American actress.

• Daniel Alves

  Soccer Player.

• Gabourey Sidibe

  American actress.

• Alicja Bachleda
• Mickaël Gelabale
• Raquel Zimmermann

  Brazilian model.

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Famous Deaths

• Marius F Duintjer

  Architect.

• Peter Edel

  Writer.

• John P Strijbos

  Writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92.

• Zenna [Chlarson] Henderson

  Author (Anything Box), dies at 65.

• Carel Brons

  Composer, dies at 52.

• Finn Einar Mortensen

  Composer, dies at 61.

• Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk

  Composer, dies at 67.

• Jean Rougeau

  French Canadian professional wrestler (Born 1925).

• Miguel Aleman Valdes

  attorney/President of MTxico (1946-52), dies at age 80.

• Sydney Box

  Academy Award-winning film producer, dies at age 76.

• Alfred M Gruenther

  US General/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at age 84.

• Idris I

  King of Libya (Born 1889).

• Black Jack Stewart

  Canadian NHL hockey player (Born 1917).

• Erastus Corning 2nd

  American politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany, New York (Born 1909).

• Arvids Pelse

  Soviet Latvian statesman (Born 1899).

• Albert Claude

  Belgian medical doctor and cell biologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Christian de Duve and George...

• Jean Rey

  French military officer in World War II, an aviator awarded the title of 'Compagnon de la Libération' (English: Companion of the...

• John Williams

  Actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80.

• Nino Sanzogno

  Italian conductor and composer (d. 1983).

• Horst Schumann

  German SS officer and physician (d. 1983).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Michael Jackson - Beat It
2. David Bowie - Let's Dance
3. Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling
4. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
5. Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Spandau Ballet - True
2. Heaven 17 - Temptation
3. New Edition - Candy Girl
4. Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon - Dancing Tight
5. The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination