September 1983 calendar

Events

• 01 Sep 1983 Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet
• 02 Sep 1983 Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israeli Prime Minister.
• 04 Sep 1983 Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat closes at Royale NYC after 747 performances
• 05 Sep 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards AFB
• 06 Sep 1983 Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova requests political asylum in New York
• 07 Sep 1983 Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan (6:41:35).
• 08 Sep 1983 NASA launches RCA-6.
• 09 Sep 1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas
• 10 Sep 1983 97th US Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert L Mills
• 11 Sep 1983 103rd US Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl
• 12 Sep 1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of US$7 million.
• 13 Sep 1983 Dan Quisenberry record 39th season save
• 14 Sep 1983 US House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner
• 15 Sep 1983 Cops beat to death Michael Stewart for graffiting NYC subway
• 16 Sep 1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen
• 17 Sep 1983 Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship
• 18 Sep 1983 Juli Inkster wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
• 19 Sep 1983 St. Kitts and Nevis declares independence from the UK
• 20 Sep 1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented
• 21 Sep 1983 11 killed in anti Marcos demonstrations in Manila
• 22 Sep 1983 Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years
• 23 Sep 1983 Argentina milt regime gives amnesty to military / political assassins
• 24 Sep 1983 Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 HRs and steal 30 bases in season
• 25 Sep 1983 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long
• 26 Sep 1983 Lebanon Premier Chafiq Wazzan offers to resigns
• 27 Sep 1983 Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs
• 28 Sep 1983 STS-9 vehicle moves to launch pad
• 29 Sep 1983 A Chorus Line 3,389 performance to become longest running Broadway show

Famous Birthday

• Amy Winehouse

  British singer and songwriter, a talented and versatile performer who won rave reviews for her music and sympathy for her very public...

• Pippa Middleton

  Sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

• Donald Glover

  American actor and comedian.

• Aimee Osbourne

  British noted family, the eldest daughter of heavy-metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne.

• Maggie Grace

  American actress.

• Jérémy Toulalan

  French football/soccer player who currently plays for AS Monaco in Ligue 1. His usual position is as a defensive midfielder, but he can also...

• Benoît Baby

  French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the élite domestic championship, the Top 14.

• Joseph Mazzello

  American actor director producer and screenwriter.

• Carolina Jaramillo
• Jennifer Pena
• Brooke Banner
• Ricardo Quaresma

  Portuguese footballer.

• Julien Saubade
• Camille Mana
• Dorothée Gilbert

  French ballerina, nominated Etoile (star) of the Paris Opera Ballet after a performance of Nutcracker (Nureyev) on 19 November 2007.

• Amber Gristak
• Jacoby Ellsbury

  American baseball player.

• Christina Lindley
• Shirley Canoletti

  Brazilian model who was eighth born of eight girls.

• Zoe Kazan
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Famous Deaths

• Tino Rossi

  Singer / actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76.

• Antonin Magne

  French road racing cyclist, who twice won the Tour de France (in 1931 and 1934).

• Willie Bobo

  jazz drummer (Cos), dies at age 49.

• Humberto Madeiros

  US Cardinal to Boston, dies at 67.

• William D Elliot

  Actor (Bernie Loves Bridget, Adam 12), dies at 49.

• John Vorster

  Prime Minister of South Africa (Born 1915).

• Henry "Scoop" Jackson

  American politician (Senator-Democrat-Washington) dies at age 71.

• Freddy Martin

  orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at age 76.

• LeRoy Prinz

  choreographer, dies at age 88.

• Antonio Mairena

  Spanish flamenco singer (Born 1909).

• Prince Far I

  Jamaican reggae toaster and record producer.

• Isobel Baillie

  Scottish dame hailed as one of the greatest oratorio singers of the century.

• Tino Rossi

  French singer and actor.

• Leopold III

  Duke of Austria (d. 1386).

• Hans Munch

  Composer, dies at 90.

• Ellie Lambeti

  Greek actress (Born 1926).

• Willem C "Wim" Kan

  Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72.

• Balthasar J "John" Vorster

  South African Premier (1966-78), dies at 67.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
2. Michael Sembello - Maniac
3. Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
4. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
5. The Police - Every Breath You Take

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. UB40 - Red Red Wine
2. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
3. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
4. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love
5. David Bowie - Modern Love