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What Happened In February 1983 In History

Historical Events for February, 1983

  • 13th » A Cinema Statuto fire e.g cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people.
  • 14th » United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
  • 16th » The Ash Wednesday fires known as Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria (Australia) or Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
  • 18th » Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle, Washington. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history.
  • 23rd » The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins called dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
  • 24th » A special commission of the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese American internment known as Japanese internment during World War II.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1983

  • 1st » Iveta Benešová, Czech tennis player
  • 1st » Kevin Martin (basketball) known as Kevin Martin, American basketball player
  • 1st » Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
  • 1st » Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (MGMT)
  • 2nd » Ronny Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 2nd » Carolina Klüft, Swedish heptathlete and jumper
  • 2nd » Jordin Tootoo, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 2nd » Vladimir Voskoboinikov, Estonian footballer
  • 2nd » Alex Westaway, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fightstar)
  • 3rd » Richard Bartel, American football player
  • 3rd » Silambarasan Rajendar, Indian actor, singer, and director
  • 3rd » Gabriel Sargissian, Armenian chess player
  • 3rd » Hillary Scott (pornographic actress) or Hillary Scott, American porn actress
  • 4th » Lee Stempniak, American ice hockey player
  • 4th » Jarrad Waite, Australian footballer
  • 5th » Travon Bryant, American basketball player
  • 5th » Baby K (artist) named Baby K, Singaporean-Italian singer-songwriter
  • 6th » Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
  • 6th » Melrose Bickerstaff, American model and fashion designer
  • 6th » Brodie Croyle, American football player
  • 6th » Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer
  • 6th » Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver
  • 6th » Myron Wolf Child, Canadian activist (d. 2007)
  • 7th » Scott Feldman, American baseball player
  • 7th » Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
  • 7th » Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
  • 7th » Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer
  • 7th » Christian Klien, Austrian race car driver
  • 7th » Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer
  • 8th » Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player
  • 8th » Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
  • 8th » Elina Partõka, Estonian swimmer
  • 8th » Jim Verraros, American singer and actor
  • 9th » Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide, Spanish footballer
  • 10th » Bless (rapper) known as Bless, Canadian rapper
  • 10th » Ricardo Clark, American soccer player
  • 10th » Daiane dos Santos, Brazilian gymnast
  • 10th » Vic Fuentes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pierce the Veil, Isles & Glaciers, and Cinematic Sunrise)
  • 10th » Taiji Ishimori, Japanese wrestler
  • 10th » James Ryan (rugby union) named James Ryan, New Zealand rugby player
  • 11th » Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
  • 11th » Tony Curtis (American football) named Tony Curtis, American football player
  • 11th » Emmanuel Krontiris, German footballer
  • 11th » Huang Shengyi, Chinese actress and singer
  • 11th » Tihhon Šišov, Estonian footballer
  • 11th » Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
  • 11th » Andrew Welsh (Australian rules footballer) named Andrew Welsh, Australian footballer
  • 12th » Carlton Brewster, American football player
  • 12th » Hidetoshi Wakui, Japanese footballer
  • 13th » Mike Nickeas, American baseball player
  • 13th » Anna Watkins, English rower
  • 14th » Rhydian Roberts known as Rhydian, Welsh singer and actor
  • 14th » Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player
  • 14th » Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player
  • 14th » Vincent Labrie, Canadian speed skater
  • 14th » Bacary Sagna, French footballer
  • 15th » Don Cowie (footballer) or Don Cowie, Scottish footballer
  • 15th » David Degen, Swiss footballer
  • 15th » Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer
  • 15th » Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
  • 15th » Ashley Tesoro, American actress and singer
  • 16th » Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer
  • 17th » Gérald Cid, French footballer
  • 17th » Marios Kaperonis, Greek boxer
  • 17th » Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnamese badminton player
  • 17th » Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 18th » Troy Bienemann, American football player
  • 18th » Joel Huiqui, Mexican footballer
  • 18th » Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
  • 18th » Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
  • 19th » Kotoōshū Katsunori, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
  • 19th » Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress
  • 19th » Ryan Whitney, American ice hockey player
  • 20th » José Morales (catcher) called Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 20th » Justin Verlander, American baseball player
  • 21st » Braylon Edwards, American football player
  • 21st » Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 21st » Mélanie Laurent, French actress, singer, and director
  • 22nd » Jennifer Ketcham, American porn actress, director, and blogger
  • 22nd » Iliza Shlesinger, American comedienne
  • 22nd » Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
  • 23rd » Mido (footballer) or Mido, Egyptian footballer
  • 23rd » Aziz Ansari, American comedian and actor
  • 23rd » Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
  • 23rd » Emily Blunt, English actress
  • 23rd » Courtney Culkin, American model
  • 24th » Matt McGinley, American drummer (Gym Class Heroes and Kill the Frontman)
  • 24th » Ingemar Teever, Estonian footballer
  • 25th » Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-Croatian footballer
  • 25th » Steven Lewington, English wrestler
  • 26th » Pepe (footballer born 1983) e.g Pepe, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
  • 26th » Jerome Harrison, American football player
  • 26th » Kara Monaco, American model
  • 27th » Duje Draganja, Croatian swimmer
  • 27th » Devin Harris, American basketball player
  • 27th » Hayley Holt (actress) known as Hayley Holt, English actress and singer
  • 27th » Kate Mara, American actress
  • 27th » Mohammed Nabbous, Libyan journalist (d. 2011)
  • 27th » Vítězslav Veselý, Czech javelin thrower
  • 28th » Terry Bywater, English basketball player

Famous Deaths for February 1983

  • 2nd » Sam Chatmon, American singer and guitarist (Mississippi Sheiks) (b. 1897)
  • 4th » Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (b. 1950)
  • 12th » Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
  • 12th » Jan Klaassens, Dutch footballer (b. 1931)
  • 14th » Lina Radke, German runner (b. 1903)
  • 19th » Alice White, American actress (b. 1904)
  • 22nd » Adrian Boult, English conductor (b. 1889)
  • 22nd » Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (b. 1913)
  • 23rd » Herbert Howells, English organist and composer (b. 1892)
  • 25th » Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)
  • 25th » John Cowles, Sr., American publisher, founded the Cowles Media Company (b. 1898)

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