Historical figures in 1983
The atlas holds 64 people and 94 moments here, in 1983. The most recorded lives are Thomas Sankara, Ronald Reagan and Diana, Princess of Wales. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Abdus Salam
in 1983
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Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
in 1983
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…
Amy Winehouse
in 1983
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British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Anthony Quinn
in 1983
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Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…
Ayrton Senna
in 1983
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Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Benigno Aquino III
in 1983
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Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…
Bob Hawke
in 1983
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Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1983
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French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Carrie Fisher
in 1983
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Christiaan Barnard
in 1983
1 moment here
South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…
Daniel arap Moi
in 1983
2 moments here
Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1983
4 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Diego Maradona
in 1983
1 moment here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Dolly Parton
in 1983
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Dolores del Río
in 1983
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1983
3 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Douglas Adams
in 1983
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Elizabeth II
in 1983
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1983
3 moments here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1983
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Ferdinand Marcos
in 1983
1 moment here
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…
Fidel Castro
in 1983
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Freddie Mercury
in 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Garrincha
in 1983
1 moment here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Moments
- 1983 Williams test at Donington Park Ayrton Senna
- 1983 Return from exile Benigno Aquino III
- 1983 Agnes of God at the Music Box Theatre Carrie Fisher
- 1983 Retirement from surgical leadership Christiaan Barnard
- 1983 Appearance near Sydney Opera House Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1983 Royal tour of Australia Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1983 Copa de la Liga final first leg Diego Maradona
- 1983 Honolulu visit Dolly Parton
- 1983 Lived in Los Angeles Douglas Adams
- 1983 Visited Reagan's California ranch Elizabeth II
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Los Angeles Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Munich Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Death in Rio de Janeiro Garrincha
- 1983 Chairmanship of Non-Aligned Movement Indira Gandhi
- 1983 Talk at Felt Forum Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1983 Part-year residence in Paris Jorge Amado
- 1983 Semester at UC Berkeley Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1983 Visiting fellowship at Harvard Kim Dae-jung
- 1983 UN Secretariat director in New York Kofi Annan
- 1983 Economics degree at Eduardo Mondlane University Luísa Diogo
- 1983 Arrival in the Falklands Margaret Thatcher
- 1983 Falklands battlefield visit Margaret Thatcher
- 1983 Interview at Government House Margaret Thatcher
- 1983 International Union of Elementologists conference Maurice Wilkins
- 1983 Visit to the Georgian SSR Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
- 1983 Visit to Sofia Muammar Gaddafi
- 1983 Third Armoured Division command Muhammadu Buhari
- 1983 Appearance in the Netherlands Norodom Sihanouk
- 1983 Meeting with Margot Honecker in Berlin Samora Machel
- 1983 Jacques Monod Memorial Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1983 Caesars Palace concert series Teresa Teng
- 1983 Nyack boathouse residence Toni Morrison
- 1983 General manager at Sambo Farms Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- 1983 Base in Tripoli after Beirut eviction Yasser Arafat
- 1983 Operational base in Tunis Yasser Arafat
- 1983 Council of the Americas address Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1983 Press conference in Geneva Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1983 Uchuraccay commission assembly Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Fidel Castro
- 1983 New York University reading Italo Calvino
- 1983 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
- 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Saddam Hussein
- 1983 Mass rally before the revolution Thomas Sankara
- 1983 Non-Aligned summit diplomacy Thomas Sankara
- 1983 National Economic Summit address Bob Hawke
- 1983 Death in Newport Beach Dolores del Río
- 1983 Private Lives pre-Broadway run Elizabeth Taylor
- 1983 Return to Jerash Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1983 Scientific programme at Weizmann Institute Dorothy Hodgkin