Today in History for February 1983

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 53 of 53

1st - USSR performs underground nuclear test
2nd - Chicago Absp Joseph L Bernardin is among 18 new cardinals invested
2nd - Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals
3rd - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
4th - Jose Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium
4th - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
5th - Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial
6th - 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19
6th - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
7th - 1st female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole)
8th - 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at NY Islander
8th - Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
8th - Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days
8th - Tina Howe's "Painting Churches," premieres in NYC
8th - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
8th - Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance
9th - Belgium buys 44 F-16s
10th - Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral UK nuclear disarmament
11th - "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" & "Buckingham Blues" debut LP
NHL all-time top scorer Wayne Gretzky 11th - 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18"(46 cm))
13th - "Merlin" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 199 performances
13th - 33rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-123 at LA
13th - Australia beats NZ 2-0 to win World Series Cup
13th - Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
13th - E Bernstein, Levinson & Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in NYC
13th - World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds
16th - The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 75 people in Australia's worst ever fires.
17th - Bob Bourne fails on 8th Islander penalty shot
17th - Netherlands adopts constitution
17th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
18th - NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak
19th - Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million
19th - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 400 m free style swimming record
20th - Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km)
20th - Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling
21st - Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 m 7.1 s
21st - NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak
22nd - Harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary
22nd - Hindus kill 3000 Moslems in Assam, India
22nd - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500m free style swimming record
23rd - 25th Grammy Awards: Roxanna, Toto IV, Men at Work wins
23rd - USFL NJ Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 mil)
23rd - The Spanish Socialist government of Felipe González and Miguel Boyer nationalizes Rumasa, a holding of José María Ruiz Mateos.
23rd - The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
24th - Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time
24th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
24th - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
King of Pop Michael Jackson 26th - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 37 weeks
26th - Shortwave pirate Radio USA (Wellsville, NY) begins transmission
27th - Eamonn Coghlan set indoor mile record of 3:49.78
27th - Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament
28th - Last broadcast of "M*A*S*H" on CBS-TV
28th - Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 46 of 46

1st - Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
1st - Kevin Martin, American basketball player
2nd - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
2nd - Alex Westaway, British musician
2nd - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
2nd - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
3rd - Richard Bartel, National Football League quarterback
3rd - Silambarasan Rajendar,famous south Indian actor
6th - Brodie Croyle, American football player
6th - S Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
6th - Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver
6th - Melrose Bickerstaff, American fashion model
6th - Myron Wolf Child, Canadian politician
7th - Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
7th - Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
7th - Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
8th - Jim Verraros, American singer
9th - Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
11th - Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
11th - Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress
11th - Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
12th - Carlton Brewster, National Football League player
14th - Bacary Sagna, French footballer
14th - Rhydian Roberts, Welsh Singer, X factor Runner Up
15th - Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
15th - Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer
17th - Gérald Cid, French footballer
17th - Marios Kaperonis, Greek boxer
18th - Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
18th - Juelz Santana, American rapper
18th - Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
19th - Assunta De Rossi, Filipino actress
19th - Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer/actress
20th - Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
20th - Justin Verlander, American baseball player
21st - Braylon Edwards, American football player
21st - Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
23rd - Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
23rd - Mido, Egyptian footballer
23rd - Aziz Ansari, Indian American Comedian
23rd - Emily Blunt, British actress
25th - Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
26th - Kara Monaco, American model
27th - Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress
27th - Kate Mara, American actress
27th - Devin Harris, American basketball player

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 22 of 22

1st - Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies
2nd - Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies
2nd - Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide
2nd - Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
4th - Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68
4th - Karen Carpenter, rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
4th - Reginald Denham, director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89
5th - Derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67
10th - Eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80
12th - Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100
13th - Marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78
14th - Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903)
19th - Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke
20th - James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident
20th - Ray Vitte, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest), killed by police at 33
20th - Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician (b. 1910)
22nd - Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75
22nd - Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70
23rd - Adrian Boult, conductor, dies
24th - Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90
25th - John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84
Playwright Tennessee Williams (25th) 25th - Tennessee Williams, US playwright and writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71