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What Happened On 24th August 1983 In History

August 24th (1983) was a Wednesday. It's the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on August 24 in 1983

  • » Brett Gardner, American baseball player
  • » Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
  • » Christopher Parker, English actor and television host
  • » George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist
  • » Maher Abu Remeleh, Palestinian martial artist

August 24th Famous Deaths for 1983

  • » Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)
  • » Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)

August 24th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Abban of Ireland
  • » Aurea of Ostia
  • » Bartholomew (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
  • » Ouen
  • » August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Earliest date on which Notting Hill Carnival can fall, while August 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Monday in August and the day before. (Notting Hill)
  • » Public holidays in Liberia or Flag Day (Liberia)
  • » Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

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World History for the 24th August