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* ] – The migration of the ] to ] is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true ]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Parry |first=Robert |title=The map library in the new millennium |publisher=American Library Association Library Association Pub |location=Chicago; London |year=2001 |isbn=9780838935187 |page=90}}</ref> * ] – The migration of the ] to ] is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true ]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Parry |first=Robert |title=The map library in the new millennium |publisher=American Library Association Library Association Pub |location=Chicago; London |year=2001 |isbn=9780838935187 |page=90}}</ref>
* ] – Twenty-five members of the ] are sentenced to life imprisonment for the ] murder of Italian politician ]. * ] – Twenty-five members of the ] are sentenced to life imprisonment for the ] murder of Italian politician ].
⚫ * ] – ] is launched from ], to conduct the world's first all-sky ] survey from space.
* ]
* ] – The pilot shaft of the ], the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) in Japan, breaks through.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_XI7PXtdQMEC&pg=PA354 |title=Ground Improvement: Case Histories |last2=Buddhima Indraratna |last3=Jian Chu |date=7 November 2005 |publisher=Elsevier| isbn=978-0-08-045736-9 }}</ref>
** High-ranking ] ] ] is arrested in ].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alexander Cockburn|author2=Jeffrey St Clair|title=Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs, and the Press |publisher=Verso|year=1998|isbn=9781859841396|page=184}}</ref>
⚫ ** ] is launched from ], to conduct the world's first all-sky ] survey from space.


===February=== ===February===
* ] – ] goes on trial on charges of ] involving 105 women. * ] – ] goes on trial on charges of ] involving 105 women.
* ] – ] ] is granted a ] of both houses of parliament, for ]. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, ] resigns as leader of the ], and in the subsequent ] ] is elected as Hayden's successor unopposed. * ] – ] ] is granted a ] of both houses of parliament, for ]. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, ] resigns as leader of the ], and in the subsequent ] ] is elected as Hayden's successor unopposed.
* ]–] – The team of ], ], ] and ] win the ] automobile race in a ] * ]–] – The team of ], ], ] and ] win the ] automobile race in a ].
* ] – ] is officially charged with ]s.
* ] – 100 women protest in ], Pakistan, against military dictator ]'s proposed Law of Evidence. The women are tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up but are successful in repealing the law. * ] – 100 women protest in ], Pakistan, against military dictator ]'s proposed Law of Evidence. The women are tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up but are successful in repealing the law.
* ] – The ] in ] and ] claim the lives of 75 people, in one of Australia's worst bushfire disasters. * ] – The ] in ] and ] claim the lives of 75 people, in one of Australia's worst bushfire disasters.
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** The ] is devalued and exchange controls are established in an event now referred to as ''Black Friday'' by many Venezuelans (the Bolívar had been the most stable and internationally accepted currency).{{clarify|date=September 2018}} ** The ] is devalued and exchange controls are established in an event now referred to as ''Black Friday'' by many Venezuelans (the Bolívar had been the most stable and internationally accepted currency).{{clarify|date=September 2018}}
** ]: Over 2,000 people, mostly Bangladeshi Muslims, are massacred in ], India, during the ]. ** ]: Over 2,000 people, mostly Bangladeshi Muslims, are massacred in ], India, during the ].
** ]: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in the Chinatown area of ], United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/19/13-slain-in-Chinatown-gambling-club-robbery-2-suspects-in-custody/3467414478800/ |title=13 slain in Chinatown gambling club robbery; 2 suspects in custody |date=February 19, 1983 |agency=UPI |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> ** ]: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in the Chinatown area of ], United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/02/19/13-slain-in-Chinatown-gambling-club-robbery-2-suspects-in-custody/3467414478800/ |title=13 slain in Chinatown gambling club robbery; 2 suspects in custody |date=February 19, 1983 |work=UPI |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
* ] – The final episode of the TV series '']'', entitled ], airs on CBS, to a total audience of 121.6 million. * ] – The final episode of the TV series '']'', entitled ], airs on ], to a total audience of 121.6 million.


===March=== ===March===
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*] – ], ], and the United States sign an ] on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. *] – ], ], and the United States sign an ] on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
*] *]
** Two separate research groups led by ] and ] independently declare that a novel ] may have been infecting people with ], and publish their findings in the same issue of the journal '']''.<ref name=Gallo>{{cite journal |author1=RC Gallo |author2=PS Sarin |author3=EP Gelmann |author4=M Robert-Guroff |author5=E Richardson |author6=VS Kalyanaraman |author7=D Mann |author8=GD Sidhu |author9=RE Stahl |author10=S Zolla-Pazner |author11=J Leibowitch |author12=M Popovic | journal=Science |title=Isolation of human T-cell leukemia virus in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | year=1983 | pages=865–867 | volume=220 | doi=10.1126/science.6601823 | pmid=6601823 | issue=4599|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..865G}}</ref><ref name=Montagnier >{{Cite journal |last1 = Barre-Sinoussi | first1 = F. |last2 = Chermann | first2 = J. |last3 = Rey | first3 = F. |last4 = Nugeyre | first4 = M. |last5 = Chamaret | first5 = S. |last6 = Gruest | first6 = J. |last7 = Dauguet | first7 = C. |last8 = Axler-Blin | first8 = C. |last9 = Vézinet-Brun | first9 = F. |doi = 10.1126/science.6189183 |last10 = Rouzioux | first10 = C. |last11 = Rozenbaum | first11 = W. |last12 = Montagnier | first12 = L. | s2cid = 390173 |title = Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |journal = Science |volume = 220 |issue = 4599 |pages = 868–871 |year = 1983 |pmid = 6189183|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..868B }}</ref> ** Two separate research groups led by ] and ] independently declare that a novel ] may have been infecting people with ], and publish their findings in the same issue of the journal '']''.<ref name=Gallo>{{cite journal |author1=RC Gallo |author2=PS Sarin |author3=EP Gelmann |author4=M Robert-Guroff |author5=E Richardson |author6=VS Kalyanaraman |author7=D Mann |author8=GD Sidhu |author9=RE Stahl |author10=S Zolla-Pazner |author11=J Leibowitch |author12=M Popovic | journal=Science |title=Isolation of human T-cell leukemia virus in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | year=1983 | pages=865–867 | volume=220 | doi=10.1126/science.6601823 | pmid=6601823 | issue=4599|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..865G}}</ref><ref name=Montagnier >{{Cite journal |last1 = Barre-Sinoussi | first1 = F. |last2 = Chermann | first2 = J. |last3 = Rey | first3 = F. |last4 = Nugeyre | first4 = M. |last5 = Chamaret | first5 = S. |last6 = Gruest | first6 = J. |last7 = Dauguet | first7 = C. |last8 = Axler-Blin | first8 = C. |last9 = Vézinet-Brun | first9 = F. |doi = 10.1126/science.6189183 |last10 = Rouzioux | first10 = C. |last11 = Rozenbaum | first11 = W. |last12 = Montagnier | first12 = L. | s2cid = 390173 |title = Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |journal = Science |volume = 220 |issue = 4599 |pages = 868–871 |year = 1983 |pmid = 6189183|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..868B }}</ref>
** ]: A car bombing in ], South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb has been planted by members of ], a military wing of the ]. ** ]: A car bombing in ], South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb has been planted by members of ], a military wing of the ].
*] – ] defeat ] 1–0 in the final of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1982-1983-endspiel-hamburger-sv-juventus/ |title=Champions League 1982/1983 » Final » Hamburger SV - Juventus 1:0 |date= 25 May 1983 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref> *] – ] defeat ] 1–0 in the final of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1982-1983-endspiel-hamburger-sv-juventus/ |title=Champions League 1982/1983 » Final » Hamburger SV - Juventus 1:0 |date= 25 May 1983 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
*] – The 7.8 {{M|w}} ] shakes northern ] with a maximum ] of VIII (''Severe''). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. *] – The 7.8 {{M|w}} ] shakes northern ] with a maximum ] of VIII (''Severe''). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
*] – ]. An explosion at an unlicensed and illegal ] operation near ], kills eleven and injures one. The blast is heard within a radius of {{convert|20|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19830530&id=5O0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=6978,8211234 |title=Fireworks suspect charged with deaths |date= 30 May 1983 |website=ay 3news.google.com |publisher=] |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> *] – ]. An explosion at an unlicensed and illegal ] operation near ], kills eleven and injures one. The blast is heard within a radius of {{convert|20|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19830530&id=5O0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=6978,8211234 |title=Fireworks suspect charged with deaths |date= 30 May 1983 |website=ay 3news.google.com |publisher=] |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref>
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===June=== ===June===
*] - The ] begins in ]. *] – The ] begins in ].
*] – Britain's ] government, led by ], is ] by a landslide majority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/9/newsid_2500000/2500847.stm|title=1983: Thatcher wins landslide victory|date=June 9, 1983|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> *] – Britain's ] government, led by ], is ] by a landslide majority.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/9/newsid_2500000/2500847.stm|title=1983: Thatcher wins landslide victory|date=June 9, 1983|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
* ]–] – The ] is held in England with India defeating West Indies in the final.
*] *]
** '']'' passes the orbit of ], becoming the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the ]. ** '']'' passes the orbit of ], becoming the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the ].
** The first worldwide mobile telephone, the ], enters the market. ** The first worldwide mobile telephone, the ], enters the market.
*] – ]ian teenager ] and nine other women are hanged because they are members of the ]. *] –
**]ian teenager ] and nine other women are hanged because they are members of the ].
**Sally Ride's place in history was assured, when she rocketed into space on Challenger's STS-7 mission with four male crewmates.
*]–] – The team of ], ] and ] wins the ]. *]–] – The team of ], ] and ] wins the ].
*] – ], a 15-year-old ] girl, mysteriously disappears in ] while returning home from a music lesson. The disappearance of the girl led to many speculations involving international terrorism, Italian organized crime, and even a plot inside the Vatican to cover a sexual scandal inside the ]. Because of all these theories, the Orlandi case would later become ]'s most famous mystery. *] – ], a 15-year-old ] girl, mysteriously disappears in ] while returning home from a music lesson. The disappearance of the girl led to many speculations involving international terrorism, Italian organized crime, and even a plot inside the Vatican to cover a sexual scandal inside the ]. Because of all these theories, the Orlandi case would later become ]'s most famous mystery.
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===July === ===July ===
*] *]
** A ]n ]M jet, en route to Conakry Airport in ], crashes into the Fouta Djall Mountains in ], killing all 23 people on board. ** A ]n ]M jet, en route to Conakry Airport in ], ] into the Fouta Djall Mountains of ], killing all 23 people on board.
** A technical failure causes the release of ] from the ], Germany. ** A technical failure causes the release of ] from the ], Germany.
*] – Ten-year-old American girl ] accepts her invitation from Soviet Premier ] and begins her visit to the USSR with her parents. *] – Ten-year-old American girl ] accepts her invitation from Soviet Premier ] and begins her visit to the USSR with her parents.
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* ] – Australian ] completes his solo ] of the world in a helicopter. * ] – Australian ] completes his solo ] of the world in a helicopter.
* ] * ]
** 13 ] soldiers are killed during a ] by the militant ], thus beginning the ], which would continue until ]. ** 13 ] soldiers are killed during a ] by the militant ], thus beginning the ], which would continue until ].
** Heavy rain and mudslides in western ], Japan, kill 117. ** Heavy rain and mudslides in western ], Japan, kill 117.
* ] – The ] anti-Tamil riots begin in ], killing between 400 and 3,000 ] and ]. * ] – The ] anti-Tamil riots begin in ], killing between 400 and 3,000 ] and ].
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* ] – ] becomes President of ]. * ] – ] becomes President of ].
* ] * ]
** ] hits the ] coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8&nbsp;billion (] dollars) in damage. ** ] hits the ] coast, killing 22 and causing over US $3.8&nbsp;billion (] dollars) in damage.
** Five people are killed and 18 others injured when a road train is deliberately driven into a motel at ] in the Northern Territory of Australia (the driver, Douglas Edward Crabbe, is convicted in ] ]). ** Five people are killed and 18 others injured when a road train is deliberately driven into a motel at ] in the Northern Territory of Australia (the driver, Douglas Edward Crabbe, is convicted in ] ]).
* ] – ], ] opposition leader, is ] in ] just as he returns from exile. * ] – ], ] opposition leader, is ] in ] just as he returns from exile.
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* ] – The ] is stolen from the Brazilian Soccer Confederation building in ]. {{As of|2022}}, the trophy has not been recovered. * ] – The ] is stolen from the Brazilian Soccer Confederation building in ]. {{As of|2022}}, the trophy has not been recovered.
* ] – ] visits ] to forgive his would-be assassin ]. * ] – ] visits ] to forgive his would-be assassin ].
* ] – Two bombs explode in France: one on a Paris train kills 3 and injures 19; the other at Marseille station kills 2 and injures 34. * ] – Two bombs explode in France: one on a Paris train kills three and injures 19; the other at Marseille station kills two and injures 34.


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This article is about the year 1983. For other uses, see 1983 (disambiguation).
1983
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Clockwise from top-left: the Ash Wednesday bushfires burned around 2,080 km (510,000 acres), killing 75 people in Victoria and South Australia; a suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon killed 63 people (+1 suicide bomber) and injuring 120; Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 shoots Korean Air Lines Flight 007 killing all aboard; the video game crash of 1983 caused a large-scale recession in the North American video game industry; Sally Ride became the first American woman in space during STS-7 mission; a truck bomb blew up in Beirut, killing more than 307 people; the Black July anti-Tamil pogrom occurs in Sri Lanka; the United States and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada.
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1983 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1983
MCMLXXXIII
Ab urbe condita2736
Armenian calendar1432
ԹՎ ՌՆԼԲ
Assyrian calendar6733
Baháʼí calendar139–140
Balinese saka calendar1904–1905
Bengali calendar1390
Berber calendar2933
British Regnal year31 Eliz. 2 – 32 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2527
Burmese calendar1345
Byzantine calendar7491–7492
Chinese calendar壬戌年 (Water Dog)
4680 or 4473
    — to —
癸亥年 (Water Pig)
4681 or 4474
Coptic calendar1699–1700
Discordian calendar3149
Ethiopian calendar1975–1976
Hebrew calendar5743–5744
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2039–2040
 - Shaka Samvat1904–1905
 - Kali Yuga5083–5084
Holocene calendar11983
Igbo calendar983–984
Iranian calendar1361–1362
Islamic calendar1403–1404
Japanese calendarShōwa 58
(昭和５８年)
Javanese calendar1915–1916
Juche calendar72
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4316
Minguo calendarROC 72
民國72年
Nanakshahi calendar515
Thai solar calendar2526
Tibetan calendar阳水狗年
(male Water-Dog)
2109 or 1728 or 956
    — to —
阴水猪年
(female Water-Pig)
2110 or 1729 or 957
Unix time410227200 – 441763199

1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.

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1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.

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References

  1. "A Closer Look At The Controversy Over The Internet's Birthday! You Decide". circleid.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. Parry, Robert (2001). The map library in the new millennium. Chicago; London: American Library Association Library Association Pub. p. 90. ISBN 9780838935187.
  3. Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn; Buddhima Indraratna; Jian Chu (November 7, 2005). Ground Improvement: Case Histories. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-045736-9.
  4. "13 slain in Chinatown gambling club robbery; 2 suspects in custody". UPI. February 19, 1983. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. "You Can Now See the First Ever 3D Printer—Invented by Chuck Hull—In the National Inventors Hall of Fame". 3DPrint.com. June 10, 2015.
  6. Blackburn, Peter (May 28, 1983). "New capital grows in rural Africa: PETER BLACKBURN reports on Yamoussoukro's dramatic promotion from an obscure village buried in the bush to the capital of the Ivory Coast". South China Morning Post. ProQuest 1553829422.
  7. RC Gallo; PS Sarin; EP Gelmann; M Robert-Guroff; E Richardson; VS Kalyanaraman; D Mann; GD Sidhu; RE Stahl; S Zolla-Pazner; J Leibowitch; M Popovic (1983). "Isolation of human T-cell leukemia virus in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)". Science. 220 (4599): 865–867. Bibcode:1983Sci...220..865G. doi:10.1126/science.6601823. PMID 6601823.
  8. Barre-Sinoussi, F.; Chermann, J.; Rey, F.; Nugeyre, M.; Chamaret, S.; Gruest, J.; Dauguet, C.; Axler-Blin, C.; Vézinet-Brun, F.; Rouzioux, C.; Rozenbaum, W.; Montagnier, L. (1983). "Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)". Science. 220 (4599): 868–871. Bibcode:1983Sci...220..868B. doi:10.1126/science.6189183. PMID 6189183. S2CID 390173.
  9. "Champions League 1982/1983 » Final » Hamburger SV - Juventus 1:0". worldfootball.net. May 25, 1983.
  10. "Fireworks suspect charged with deaths". ay 3news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. May 30, 1983. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  11. "1983: Thatcher wins landslide victory". June 9, 1983 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States in Force on . U.S. Government Printing Office. 2006. p. 277.
  13. Aldrich, Robert (1993). The Crisis in New Caledonia in the 1980s. In: France and the South Pacific since 1940. Palgrave Macmillan, London. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-349-10830-5.
  14. Howard, Geoffrey (1986). Automobile aerodynamics : theory and practice for road and track. London Osceola, Wis., USA: Osprey for Motorbooks International. p. 53. ISBN 9780850456653.
  15. "Witness the First Commercial Cellular Call Being Made in 1983". April 17, 2013.
  16. Allen, Roy A. (2001). "Chapter 12: Microsoft in the 1980s" (PDF). A History of the Personal Computer: the People and the Technology. Allan Publishing. pp. 12/25–12/26. ISBN 978-0-9689108-0-1. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  17. "Microsoft Office online, Getting to know you...again: The Ribbon". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  18. "The history of branding, Microsoft history". Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  19. Pollack, Andrew (August 25, 1983). "Computerizing Magazines". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  20. Treaster, Joseph B. (November 4, 1983). "ARAFAT SAYS SYRIA AND LIBYA HAVE JOINED TRIPOLI BATTLE". The New York Times.
  21. Frederick S. Calhoun (1998). Hunters and Howlers: Threats and Violence Against Federal Judicial Officials in the United States, 1789-1993. U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service. p. 15.
  22. Nordheimer, Jon (November 15, 1983). "FIRST U.S. MISSILES ARRIVE BY PLANE AT A BRITISH BASE". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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