1983

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Years:	1980 1981 1982 - 1983 - 1984 1985 1986

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Films released 5 Hit songs 6 New Books

[change] Events

• February 28 - The TV Show, M*A*S*H ends with 125 million people watching the last show.
• June 18 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
• Compact discs are introduced; vinyl records begin a dramatic decline in sales.
• "Crack" cocaine is first developed.
• Phish forms
• Billie Jean King retires from tennis

[change] Births

• January 17 - Yelle, French singer and songwriter
• August 14 - Mila Kunis, Russian-born American actress.
• April 1 - Franck Ribéry, French footballer

[change] Deaths

• March 4 - Hergé, Belgian creator of Tintin.
• Karen Carpenter
• Tennessee Williams
• Joan Miró
• Buckminster Fuller
• Jack Dempsey

[change] Films released

• National Lampoon's Vacation
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
• Tootsie
• Trading Places
• WarGames
• Superman III
• Flashdance
• Staying Alive
• Octopussy
• Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr
• 48 Hrs.
• Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay
• The Verdict
• Jaws 3-D
• Never Say Never Again
• The Outsiders

[change] Hit songs

• "99 Luftballons" (99 Red Balloons) - Nena
• "1999" - Prince
• "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders
• "Add It Up" - Violent Femmes
• "Africa" - Toto
• "All Night Long (All Night)" - Lionel Richie
• "All Time High" - Rita Coolidge
• "Always Something There to Remind Me" - Naked Eyes
• "Another State Of Mind" - Social Distortion
• "Australiana" - Austen Tayshus #1 (a)
• "Baby, Come to Me" - Patti Austin with James Ingram
• "Baby Jane" - Rod Stewart
• "Bad Boys" - Wham!
• "Bad Day" - Carmel
• "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
• "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
• "Blind Vision" - Blancmange
• "Blister In The Sun" - Violent Femmes
• "Bloodstone" - Judas Priest
• "Blue Monday" - New Order
• "Blue World" - The Moody Blues
• "Bop Girl - Pat Wilson #1 (a)
• "Boxerbeat" - JoBoxers
• "Breaking Us In Two" - Joe Jackson
• "Buffalo Soldier" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
• "Buried Treasure" -Kenny Rogers
• "Burning Down The House" - Talking Heads
• "Calling Your Name" - Marilyn
• "Candy Girl" - New Edition
• "Can't Get Used To Losing You" - The Beat
• "Chance" - Big Country
• "Change" - Tears For Fears
• "China Girl" - David Bowie
• "Chinese Cafe" - Joni Mitchell
• "Church of the Poison Mind" - Culture Club
• "Club Tropicana" - Wham!
• "Come Back And Stay" - Paul Young
• "Cruel Summer" - Bananarama
• "Cry Me A River" - Mari Wilson
• "Dark Is The Night" - Shakatak
• "Dear Prudence" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
• "Did You Have To Love Me Like You Do?" - The Coconuts
• "Dirty Laundry" - Don Henley
• "Don't Cry" - Asia
• "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away" - Phil Collins
• "Don't Talk To Me About Love" - Altered Images
• "Double Dutch" - Malcolm McLaren
• "Down Under" - Men at Work
• "Drop The Pilot" - Joan Armatrading
• "Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
• "Every Breath You Take" - The Police
• "Everyday I Write The Book" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
• "Everything Counts" - Depeche Mode
• "Family Man" - Hall & Oates
• "Femme" - Dalida
• "Fields Of Fire(400 Miles)" - Big Country
• "Flashdance... What a Feeling" - Irene Cara
• "Garden Party" - Marillion
• "Gimme All Your Lovin'" - ZZ Top
• "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
• "Give It Up" - KC and the Sunshine Band
• "Gloria" - Laura Branigan
• "Gold" - Spandau Ballet
• "He Knows You Know" - Marillion
• "Heartache Avenue" - The Maisonettes
• "Hold Me Now" - The Thompson Twins
• "Hungry Like The Wolf" - Duran Duran
• "I Cannot Believe It's True" - Phil Collins
• "I Don't Care Anymore" - Phil Collins
• "I Don't Remember(Live)" - Peter Gabriel
• "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" - Elton John
• "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Culture Club
• "I'm Still Standing" - Elton John
• "In A Big Country" - Big Country
• In The Neighborhood - Tom Waits
• "I.O.U." - Freeez
• "Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran
• "Islands In The Stream" - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• "It Don't Matter To Me" - Phil Collins
• "It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls
• "Johnny B.Goode" - Peter Tosh
• "Jump (For My Love)" - Pointer Sisters
• "Karma Chameleon" - Culture Club
• "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" - The Human League
• "Kiss The Bride" - Elton John
• "Le restaurant italien" - Dalida
• "Les p'tits mots" - Dalida
• "Let's Dance" - David Bowie
• "Let's Stay Together" - Tina Turner
• "Little Red Corvette" - Prince
• "Long Hot Summer" - The Style Council
• "Love Blonde" - Kim Wilde
• "Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benatar
• "Love Is A Stranger" - The Eurythmics
• "Love On Your Side" - The Thompson Twins
• "Love Town" - Booker Newberry III
• "Mama" - Genesis
• "Many Rivers To Cross" - UB40
• "Marguerita Time" - Status Quo
• "Market Square Heroes" - Marillion
• "Modern Love" - David Bowie
• "Moonlight Shadow" - Mike Oldfield
• "Mourir sur scène" - Dalida
• "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" - Bananarama
• "New Frontier" - Donald Fagen
• "New Song" - Howard Jones
• "New Year's Day" - U2
• "Nobody's Diary" - Yazoo
• "Oblivious" - Aztec Camera
• "One On One" - Hall & Oates
• "Only For Love" - Limahl
• "Only You" - The Flying Pickets
• "Ooh To Be Ah" - Kajagoogoo
• "Our Lips Are Sealed" - Fun Boy Three
• "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" - Yes
• "Photograph" - Def Leppard
• Pills And Soap - The Imposter
• "Radio Free Europe" - REM
• "Reckless" - Australian Crawl #1
• "Red Red Wine" - UB40
• Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
• "Right By Your Side" - The Eurythmics
• "Rio" - Duran Duran
• "Rip It Up" - Orange Juice
• "Rock And Roll Is King" - Electric Light Orchestra
• "Rockit" - Herbie Hancock
• "Rosanna" - Toto
• "Save A Prayer" - Duran Duran
• "Say, Say, Say" - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
• "Screaming for Vengeance" - Judas Priest
• "Send Me An Angel" - Real Life
• "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
• "She Works Hard For The Money" - Donna Summer
• "Shiny Shiny" - Haysi Fantazee
• "Shipbuilding" - Robert Wyatt
• "Sign Of The Times" - The Belle Stars
• "Soul Inside" - Soft Cell
• "Speak Like A Child" - The Style Council
• "Steppin' Out" - Joe Jackson
• "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" - Eurythmics
• "Synchronicity 2" - The Police
• "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel
• "Talking In Your Sleep" - The Romantics
• "Temptation" - Heaven 17
• "Tender Is The Night" - Jackson Browne
• "That's All" - Genesis
• "The Big Apple" - Kajagoogoo
• "The Celtic Soul Brothers" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
• "The Chinese Way" - Level 42
• "The Cutter" - Echo and the Bunnymen
• "The First Picture Of You" - The Lotus Eaters
• "The Love Cats" - The Cure
• "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
• "The Shape You're In" - Eric Clapton
• "The Story Of The Blues" - Wah!
• "The Sun Goes Down(Living It Up)" - Level 42
• "The Walk" - The Cure
• "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman
• "This Is The Day" - The The
• "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
• "Tonight I Celebrate My Love" - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
• "Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
• "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
• "True" - Spandau Ballet
• "True Love Ways" - Cliff Richard
• "Tunnel Of Love" - Fun Boy Three
• "Twisting By The Pool" - Dire Straits
• "Under Attack" - ABBA
• "Undercover Of The Night" - The Rolling Stones
• "Union Of The Snake" - Duran Duran
• "Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
• "Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel
• "Vintage'77(EP)" - The Heartbreakers
• "Vision In Blue" - Ultravox
• "A Volar"- Menudo
• "Walk Out To Winter" - Aztec Camera
• "Walkin' The Line" - Brass Construction
• "Watching You Watching Me" - David Grant
• "We Are Detective" - The Thompson Twins
• "We've Got Tonight" Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton
• "What Is Love?" - Howard Jones
• "What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For(Girl)" - Hot Chocolate
• "Wherever I Lay My Hat(That's My Home)" - Paul Young
• "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" - Grandmaster and Melle Mel
• "Who's That Girl?" - The Eurythmics
• "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" - Phil Collins
• "Wings Of A Dove" - Madness
• "Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police
• "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins

[change] New Books

• The Anubis Gates - Tim Powers
• Changes - Danielle Steel
• Christine - Stephen King
• Cold Heaven - Anita Brian Moore
• The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
• The Dark Green Tunnel - Allan W. Eckert
• Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins
• Icebreaker - John Gardner
• Ironweed - William Kennedy
• The Last Warrior Queen - Mary Mackey
• Life and Times of Michael K - J. M. Coetzee
• The Little Drummer Girl - John le Carré
• The Lonesome Gods - Louis L'Amour
• The Loser - Thomas Bernhard
• The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
• Odyssey: A Daring Transatlantic Journey - Susan Oliver
• On Wings of Eagles - Ken Follett
• Pet Sematary - Stephen King
• Phantoms - Dean R. Koontz
• The Piano Teacher - Elfriede Jelinek
• Poland - James A. Michener
• Resistance and Persecution in Passau from 1933 to 1939 - Anna Rosmus
• The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov
• Scandal - A. N. Wilson
• Shame - Salman Rushdie
• A Time for Judas - Morley Callaghan
• White Gold Wielder: Book Three of the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson
• Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
• Worstward Ho - Samuel Beckett