1983 in the United States explained
Events from the year 1983 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
- November 2
- November 3 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
- November 7 – 1983 U.S. Senate bombing A bomb explodes in the United States Senate with the intent to kill Republican senators however nobody was killed. The perpetrators were part of the May 19th Communist Organization.
- November 10
- The anticancer drug etoposide is approved by the FDA, leading to a curative treatment regime in the field of combination chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma.
- Star 80 released: A film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Snider on August 14, 1980.
- November 11 - Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. president to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
- November 13 - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners.
- November 14 - The immunosuppressant cyclosporine is approved by the FDA, leading to a revolution in the field of transplantation.
- November 16 - A jury in Gretna, Louisiana acquits Ginny Foat of the murder of Argentine businessman Moses Chaiyo.
- November 18 - A Christmas Story is released.
December
- December 2 - Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It becomes the most often repeated and famous music video of all time, increasing his own popularity and record sales of the album Thriller.
- December 4 - United States Navy aviator Lt's. Mark Lange and Bobby Goodman are shot down in an A-6 Intruder over Lebanon and captured by Syrians; Lt. Lange dies of his injuries; Lt. Goodman is released 30 days later after the intervention of the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
- December 13 - The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.
- December 24 - Miles City, Montana sets the record for the highest mean sea level pressure in the contiguous US with a reading of 31.42 inHg (1064 mb).[3]
- December 27 - A propane explosion in Buffalo, New York kills five firefighters and two civilians.
- December 29 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson travels to Syria to secure the release of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who had been in Syrian captivity since being shot down over the country during a reconnaissance mission.
- December 31 - The Apple Macintosh television advertisement is released.
Undated
Ongoing
Sport
Births
January
- January 2
- January 4
- January 5 - Sean Dockery, basketball player
- January 6
- January 7
- January 8 - Chris Masters, wrestler and actor
- January 9
- January 10 - Tom Gilbert, hockey player
- January 11
- January 12 - Eleni Benson, American-born Greek footballer
- January 13
- January 14 - Rodney Billups, basketball player
- January 15 - Tim Andrews, stock car racing driver
- January 18 - Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-born actor, comedian, television host, and writer
- January 19 - Meredith Andrews, Christian music artist and songwriter
- January 20
- January 21 - Alex Acker, American-born Italian basketball player
- January 22 - Shaun Cody, football player
- January 23
- January 24
- January 25 - Brian Armstrong, business executive and CEO of Coinbase
- January 26 - Tyler August, politician
- January 27
- January 28
- January 30
- January 31 - Elizabeth Armstrong, water polo player
February
- February 1
- Ronnie Kroell, fashion model, actor, and singer
- Andrew VanWyngarden, singer/songwriter and guitarist
- February 3
- February 4 - Hannibal Buress, comedian
- February 5
- February 6
- Melrose Bickerstaff, financial advisor, fashion model, and fashion designer
- Michael Robinson, football player
- February 7 - Scott Feldman, baseball player
- February 8
- February 10
- February 11 - Victor Adeyanju, football player
- February 13
- February 14 - Julia Ling, actress
- February 15
- February 16
- February 17
- February 18
- February 19
- February 20
- February 22
- February 23 - Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor
- February 24 - Matt McGinley, drummer for Gym Class Heroes
- February 26 - Kara Monaco, model and television personality
- February 27
- February 28 - Linda Király, American-born Hungarian singer/songwriter
March
- March 1 - Sam Bishop, soccer player
- March 2 - Adam Conover, comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host
- March 3 - Brent Almond, producer
- March 4 - Jessica Heap, actress
- March 5
- March 7
- March 9
- March 10
- March 11 - Melissa Rycroft, television personality and reality television contestant
- March 12
- March 14 - Taylor Hanson, singer and keyboard player for Hanson
- March 15 - Peter Atencio, director
- March 16
- March 17
- March 18
- March 19
- March 20
- March 21 - Clint Ingram, football player
- March 23 - Patrick Beilein, basketball player and coach
- March 27 - Shawntinice Polk, basketball player (d. 2005)
- March 29
- March 30
- March 31 - Melissa Ordway, actress and model
April
- April 1
- April 2 - Karlous Miller, comedian
- April 3 - Errol Barnett, British-born news anchor and journalist
- April 4
- April 5 - Phil Bolton, rugby player
- April 6
- April 7 - Veronica Alvarez, baseball player
- April 8 - Levy Tran, actress and model
- April 9
- April 10
- April 12
- April 13 - Jay Bezel, rapper
- April 14
- April 15
- Colin Allred, politician and football player
- Blu, rapper and record producer
- April 17 - Guy Reschenthaler, politician
- April 18 - Jordan Beck, football player
- April 19 - Joe Mauer, baseball player
- April 20
- April 21
- April 22
- April 23
- April 24
- April 26 - Adam Gregg, politician, 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
- April 27
- April 28
- April 29
- April 30 - Stevie Aiello, songwriter, musician, and record producer
May
- May 2 - Gaius Charles, actor
- May 3
- May 4 - Brad Bufanda, actor (d. 2017)
- May 6
- May 8 - Florent Groberg, French-born U.S. Army veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor recipient
- May 9
- May 10 - Chad Barefoot, politician
- May 11
- May 12 - Brett Wiesner, soccer player (d. 2014)
- May 13 - Tim Brennan, guitarist for Dropkick Murphys
- May 14 - Amber Tamblyn, actress
- May 15
- May 17
- May 18 - Michael Behenna, U.S. Army Lieutenant
- May 19 - Adam Schindler, mixed martial artist
- May 20 - Michaela McManus, actress
- May 21 - Leva Bates, wrestler
- May 22
- May 23
- May 26
- May 27 - Bobby Convey, soccer player
- May 28
- May 30
- May 31
June
- June 1 - Phillip Alexander, football player
- June 2
- June 4 - Jon Alston, football player, film director, screenwriter and film producer
- June 5
- June 6
- June 7
- June 8
- June 9
- June 10
- Nick Adams, actor, singer, and dancer
- Marion Barber III, football player (d. 2022)
- Chase Blackburn, football player
- Shanna Collins, actress
- Jason Evigan, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
- Leelee Sobieski, actress
- June 11
- June 12 - Chris Witaske, actor
- June 13 - David Begnaud, journalist and news correspondent
- June 15 - Derek Anderson, football player
- June 16
- June 17 - Jamal Mixon, actor
- June 19
- June 20
- June 21
- June 22 - Miles Fisher, actor and musician
- June 23
- June 24
- June 27
- June 28
- June 29 - Paul Appleby, operatic tenor
- June 30
July
- July 1
- July 2
- July 5
- July 6 - Gregory Smith, Canadian-born actor, writer, and director
- July 7 - Kristi Capel, beauty pageant and news presenter
- July 8
- July 9
- July 11 - Joel Salinas, American-born Nicaraguan neurologist, writer, and researcher
- July 12
- July 14 - Graham Ackerman, gymnast
- July 15
- July 16 - Philando Castile, African-American killed by police
- July 17 - Nick Moore, singer and frontman for Before Their Eyes
- July 18
- July 19
- July 20 - Dan Book, songwriter and producer
- July 21
- July 22
- July 23
- July 24
- July 26
- July 27
- July 28
- July 29
August
- August 3 - Mamie Gummer, actress
- August 4
- August 5 - Aaron Alafa, boxer
- August 6
- August 7 - Brit Marling, actress, screenwriter and producer
- August 8 - Fred Meyers, actor
- August 9
- August 10
- August 11
- Drumma Boy, rapper and record producer
- Joe Pinion, entrepreneur, television host, and political candidate
- August 13 - Rob Schmitt, television personality and host
- August 14
- August 15
- Sean Feucht, Christian singer/songwriter, former worship leader at Bethel Church, and founder of the Let Us Worship movement
- Lex Fridman, Russian-American scientist and podcaster
- Nicole Paggi, actress
- August 16 - Colt Brennan, football player (died 2021)
- August 17
- August 18 - Rex Richardson, politician, mayor of Long Beach, California (2022–present)
- August 19
- August 20
- August 21 - Brody Jenner, television personality
- August 23
- August 24
- August 25
- August 26 - Rob Cantor, singer/songwriter
- August 27 - Amir Sadollah, professional mixed martial artist
- August 28
- August 29 - Jennifer Landon, actress
- August 30
- August 31
September
- September 1 - Camille Mana, actress
- September 2
- September 3
- September 4 - Landis Blair, illustrator and comics artist
- September 5 - Lincoln Riley, football coach
- September 6 - Jerry Blevins, baseball player
- September 7 - Andre Berto, boxer
- September 8 - Will Blalock, basketball player
- September 9
- September 10
- September 12
- September 15 - Holly Montag, television personality
- September 17 - Jennifer Peña, singer
- September 19
- September 20
- September 21
- September 23
- September 24 - Randy Foye, basketball player
- September 25 - Donald Glover, actor and singer/songwriter
- September 26
- September 27
- September 28
- September 29 - Marcel Rodríguez-López, keyboardist and percussionist for The Mars Volta and drummer for Zechs Marquise
October
- October 1 - Jackie Battle, football player
- October 2
- October 3
- October 4 - John Anthony Castro, tax consultant and political candidate
- October 5
- October 6
- October 7 - Flying Lotus, musician
- October 9 - Spencer Grammer, actress
- October 10 - Lzzy Hale, singer/songwriter, musician, lead vocalist and guitarist for Halestorm
- October 13 - Kamerion Wimbley, football player
- October 14
- October 15 - Chris Barclay, football player
- October 16
- October 17 - Daniel Booko, actor and model
- October 19 - Cara Santa Maria, neuroscientist and writer
- October 20 - Ryan Quarles, politician
- October 21
- October 23 - Adrienne Bailon, singer, actress, and television personality
- October 24
- October 25 - Adrian Awasom, football player
- October 27 - Katy Tur, broadcast journalist
- October 29 - Johnny Lewis, actor (d. 2012)
- October 30
November
- November 2 - Willie Andrews, football player
- November 3 - Julie Marie Berman, actress[5]
- November 7
- Adam DeVine, actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and singer
- Forrest Kline, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Hellogoodbye
- Zach Myers, guitarist for Shinedown and frontman for The Fairwell
- November 8
- November 9
- Rashad Anderson, basketball player
- Tony Barnette, baseball player
- Natalie Bible', director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
- Mattie Parker, politician, mayor of Fort Worth, Texas (2021–present)
- Ted Potter, golfer
- November 10 - Miranda Lambert, country singer
- November 11
- November 13 - Nick Albertson, artist
- November 14 - Chelsea Wolfe, singer/songwriter and musician
- November 15 - Tramaine Billie, football player
- November 16 - Benson Henderson, mixed martial artist
- November 17
- November 18 - Frank Scott Jr., politician, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas
- November 19
- November 20
- November 21 - The Bella Twins, (Brie & Nikki), wrestling duo
- November 22
- November 23 - Wes Bankston, baseball player
- November 24
- November 25 - Jason Wisdom, singer, bassist, and frontman for Becoming the Archetype
- November 26 - Chris Hughes, businessman and entrepreneur
- November 27
- November 28
- November 29
- November 30
- Chad Ackerman, rock singer/songwriter, musician, writer, director, actor, and producer
- Jermaine Allen, English-born football player
- CJ Gibson, actress and model
- Nicholas Kole, figure skater
December
- December 1 - Noelle Bassi, swimmer
- December 2
- December 3 - Troy Bergeron, football player
- December 7 - Kenney Bertz, soccer player
- December 8
- December 10
- December 13 - Satya Bhabha, English-born acor
- December 15
- December 16
- December 17 - John Cholish, mixed martial artist
- December 18
- December 19
- Mark Baumer, writer, adventurer, and environmental activist (d. 2017)
- December 20
- December 21
- December 22 - Doc Gallows, wrestler
- December 27 - Cole Hamels, baseball player
- December 29 - Jessica Andrews, country singer
- December 30 - Ashley Zukerman, Australian-born actor
- December 31 - Fred Bennett, football player
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- Tiphany Adams, reality television personality, actress, model, and speaker
- Roma Agrawal, Indian-born British-American structural engineer
- Apryl A. Alexander, forensic psychologist and college professor
- Lucy Alibar, screenwriter and playwright
- Joseph Altuzarra, French-born designer
- Kyle Patrick Alvarez, director and screenwriter
- Phil America, artist
- Celia Ammerman, fashion model
- Evan Amos, video gaming photographer
- Lucia Aniello, Italian-born director, writer, and producer
- Nava Applebaum, Israeli-born murder victim of a Palestinian suicide bombing (d. 2003)
- Alexander Assefa, politician
- Yahya al-Bahrumi, terrorist (d. 2017)
- Baiyu, Chinese-born singer/songwriter and actress
- Jordan Baker-Caldwell, artist
- Sasha Baker, policy advisor, political scientist, and United States National Security Council staffer
- Nathan Ball, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, TV host, children's author, pole vaulter, and beatboxer
- Derrick Barry, drag performer
- Morgan Bassichis, comedian and writer
- Eleanor Bauer, choreographer and dancer
- Alexandra Bell, artist
- Rebecca Bennett, brewmaster
- Berner, rapper
- Liz Berry, politician
- Adam Bilzerian, American-born Nevisian poker player and writer
- Beau Black, composer, producer, musician, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist
- Blak Jak, rapper
- Charles Blake, politician
- Nathan Blecharczyk, businessman and co-founder of Airbnb
- Benjamin Boas, author, translator, and contemporary Japanese culture consultant
- Kyle Boddy, baseball coach and trainer
- Gregory Bonsignore, playwright, novelist, and actor
- Zachary Booth, actor
- Mat Bruso, singer and frontman for Bury Your Dead
- Katie Button, chef and restaurateur
- Matt Deis, bassist for CKY and All That Remains
- Danny Dias, television personality (d. 2017)
- Jesse Luken, actor
- Ashley Austin Morris, actress
- Joe Musten, metalcore singer and drummer
- Eli Ostreicher, British-born entrepreneur (d. 2023)
- Brook Roberts, television personality and beauty pageant winner
- Anita Sarkeesian, Canadian-American feminist
Deaths
See also: Deaths in 1983.
- January 2 – Edward Howard, Roman Catholic prelate and venerable (b. 1877)
- January 7 – Fred Church, actor (b. 1889)[6]
- January 8
- January 10 - Roy DeMeo, Mafia hitman (b. 1942)
- January 16 – Doodles Weaver, actor, comedian, musician (b. 1911)
- January 24 – George Cukor, film director and producer (b. 1899)
- January 26 – Bear Bryant, American football coach (b. 1913)
- February 4
- February 12 – Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
- February 25 – Tennessee Williams, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)
- March 3 – Peter Ivers, musician (b. 1946)
- March 16 – Arthur Godfrey, radio personality and entertainer (b. 1903)
- March 18 – Catherine Marshall, author (b. 1914)
- March 27 – Elsie Eaves, civil engineer (b. 1898)
- April 4 – Gloria Swanson, actress (b. 1899)
- April 15 - John Engstead, photographer and journalist (b. 1909)
- April 17 – Felix Pappalardi, music producer and musician (b. 1939)
- April 21 – Walter Slezak, Austrian-born actor (b. 1902)
- April 22 – Earl Hines, jazz pianist and bandleader (b. 1903)
- April 23 – Buster Crabbe, Olympic swimmer, and actor (b. 1908)
- April 26 - Henrietta Buckmaster, activist, journalist and author (b. 1909)
- April 30
- May 1 - Arthur Dewey Struble, admiral (b. 1894)[10]
- May 8 - John Fante, writer (b. 1909)
- May 31 – Jack Dempsey, boxer (b. 1895)
- June 1 - Ernest Graves, actor (b. 1919)
- June 6 - James E. Casey, businessman and founder of UPS (b. 1888)[11]
- June 12 - Norma Shearer, Canadian-born actress (b. 1902 in Canada)
- June 23 - Glen Harmeson, American football player and coach (b. 1908)
- June 24 – William E. Miller, politician, Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1964 U.S. presidential election (b. 1914)
- June 30 - Leonard B. Jordan, U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1962 to 1973 (b. 1899)
- July 1 - Buckminster Fuller, architect (b. 1895)
- July 5 – Harry James, musician and bandleader (b. 1916)
- July 7 – Vicki Morgan, mistress to Alfred S. Bloomingdale (b. 1952)
- July 20 – Frank Reynolds, television journalist (b. 1923)
- July 29 – Raymond Massey, Canadian actor (b. 1896)
- July 30 – Lynn Fontanne, English actress (b. 1887)
- August 3
- August 6 – Klaus Nomi, German singer (b. 1944)
- August 7 - David Ford, actor (b. 1925)
- August 13 - Bob Bailey, actor (b. 1913)
- August 17 – Ira Gershwin, lyricist (b. 1896)
- August 26 – Mike Kellin, actor (b. 1922)
- August 27
- Simon Oakland, actor (b. 1915)
- September 1
- September 2 – Toni Mannix, actress and dancer (b. 1906)
- September 12 – Sabin Carr, pole vaulter, Olympic champion (1928) (b. 1904)
- September 25 – Paul Jacobs, pianist (b. 1930)
- October 5 – Earl Tupper, businessman and inventor (b. 1907)
- October 7 - George O. Abell, astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)
- October 8 – Joan Hackett, actress (b. 1934)
- October 12 – Ernie Roth, wrestling manager (b. 1926)
- October 14 – Paul Fix, actor (b. 1901)
- October 15 – Pat O' Brien, actor (b. 1899)
- October 16 – George Liberace, musician and television performer (b. 1911)
- October 18 - Willie Jones, baseball player (b. 1925)
- October 20 – Merle Travis, country musician (b. 1917)
- October 23 - Jessica Savitch, journalist (b. 1947)
- October 28 - Otto Messmer, cartoonist (b. 1892)
- October 30 – Lillian Gordy Carter, nurse and mother of Jimmy Carter (b. 1898)
- November 8 - Robert Agnew, actor (b. 1899)
- November 13 - Junior Samples, comedian (b. 1926)
- November 22 – Michael Conrad, actor (b. 1925)
- November 28 – Christopher George, actor (b. 1931)
- December 5 – Robert Aldrich, film director, producer, screenwriter (b. 1918)
- December 8 – Slim Pickens, actor and rodeo performer (b. 1919)
- December 21 - Rod Cameron, actor (b. 1910)
- December 27 –Walter Scott, performer (b. 1943)
- December 28
See also
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121012213718/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/women/neelley/9.html Judith & Alvin Neelley, southern serial killers — Controversial Sentencing — Crime Library on truTV.com
- Web site: About. UCSF. 2020-06-10.
- http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/world-and-us-anticyclonic-high-barometric-pressure-records World and US High Barometric Pressure records
- http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/How-Janet-Mock-Began-Living-Authentically-at-Age-15-Video "How Janet Mock Began Living Authentically at Age 15"
- Web site: The 411. November 27, 2016.
- California Death Index, 1940-1997, Riverside County; Date: January 7, 1983; Social Security: 565149978
- Book: Taper, Bernard. George Balanchine: A Biography. University of California Press. 1996. 978-0-520-20639-7.
- Web site: 1985, University of California: In Memoriam. University of California (System) Academic Senate. 1985. 2021-02-16.
- News: Palmer. Robert. Robert Palmer (American writer). 1983-05-01. Muddy Waters, Blues Performer, Dies. The New York Times. 2017-12-04.
- https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/modern-biographical-files-ndl/modern-bios-s/struble-arthur-dewey.html Arthur Dewey Struble
- https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/jim-casey-the-unknown-entrepreneur-who-built-the-great-ups/ Jim Casey: The Unknown Entrepreneur Who Built the Great UPS
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/08/28/harry-debutts-retired-railway-president-dies/74f2a5d5-6fd2-43cb-ae90-9c81b4695c66/ Harry DeButts, Retired Railway President, Dies - The Washington Post - 28 August 1983
- News: H.A. DEBUTTS, EX-CHAIRMAN OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. The New York Times. 28 August 1983. 44.