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1983 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.
1983 Major News Events in History. United States invades Grenada. President Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The video game Mario Bros. was first released as a Nintendo arcade game in Japan. The US deploys Cruise Missiles in Europe at the Greenham Common Air Force Base in England.
9 June – 1983 UK general election: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1979, wins a landslide victory with a majority of 144 seats (through just 42% of the popular vote) over Michael Foot, who led a highly divided and weakened Labour Party which earned only 28% of the vote.
Historical events from year 1983. Learn about 640 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1983 or search by date or keyword.
Margaret Thatcher in 1983. Her Conservative Government won an increased majority in 1983 despite a smaller share of the popular vote than in 1979. We look at events, new products, films and music from 1983 in the UK.
What happened and who was famous in 1983? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1983.
Nov 1, 2021 · 1983 was a turbulent time, with the rise in tensions surrounding nuclear weaponry the Cold War was on everybody’s minds. Nuclear cruise missiles owned by America and Russia began arriving in Europe, and the IRA was terrorising the UK. This year wasn’t all bad though.
May 26, 2023 · June 1983 1st: Jockey Lester Pigott rides Teenoso to victory at the Epsom Derby, Pigott’s ninth win. 9th: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1979, wins a landslide victory in the general election with a majority of 144 seats.
Historical Events for the Year 1983. 1st January » The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. 19th January » Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
Quick Facts from 1983: World-Changing Event: President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an “Evil Empire” in a speech in Florida. Programmer Jaron Lanier first coined the term “virtual reality.”. The final TV episode of M*A*S*H aired on CBS, an estimated 125 million watched in the US.
