What Happened in 1983
30 historical events, 64 notable births, and 11 notable deaths in 1983.
Major Events
January 1983
1983 — year
technological singularity — hypothetic future event in which artificial intelligence iteratively redesigns itself to rapidly become more intelligent, causing technological and social change beyond prediction
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 — 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
jubilee — special year of remission of sins in the Catholic Church
1983 Formula One World Championship — sports season
1983 Copa América — 1983 edition of the Copa América association football competition
North American video game crash of 1983 — 1983 video gaming economic recession
1983–84 UEFA Cup — 13th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
1983 in film — overview of the events of 1983 in film
EuroBasket 1983 — basketball championship
1983 Cricket World Cup — Cricket World Cup
1983 European Super Cup — tournament
1983 Intercontinental Cup — football match
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship — International football competition
September 1983
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash — 1983 shoot-down of a civilian airliner over the then–Soviet Union
Atari video game burial — 1983 mass burial of unsold video game cartridges in New Mexico
April 1983
55th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1982
August 1983
1983 World Championships in Athletics — 1983 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
1983 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983
1983 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983
July 1983
Gimli Glider — aviation incident
1983 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983
May 1983
1983 European Cup Final — association football match
1983 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983
October 1983
1983 Beirut barracks bombing — Suicide bombing attack
1983 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983
March 1983
1983 West German federal election — federal election in West Germany
1983 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá
June 1983
1983 United Kingdom general election — election for members of the British House of Commons
1983 Detroit Grand Prix — motor car race