Ronald Reagan - Operation Urgent Fury of Grenada
Time: Tuesday Oct 25, 1983
Place: Grenada, Carribean islands
Details: On October 25, 1983, Reagan ordered U.S. forces to invade Grenada (codenamed "Operation Urgent Fury") where a 1979 coup d'état had established an independent non-aligned Marxist–Leninist government.
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October 1983


Muhammad Yunus-The Pilot Project began Operation as a Full-Fledged Bank ("Village Bank")
Saturday Oct 1, 1983 - Jobra, Bangladesh


Mobile Phones-The First analog Cellular System Widely deployed in North America
Thursday Oct 13, 1983 - Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S.


Ronald Reagan-Lebanese Civil War
Sunday Oct 23, 1983 - Lebanon


Disasters with highest death tolls-1983 Erzurum Earthquake
Sunday Oct 30, 1983 at 04:12:00 AM - Turkey
1983


Johan Cruyff-To Feyenoord
1983 - Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands


Lula da Silva-The Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) union association
1983 - Brazil


Sooronbay Jeenbekov-The Chief Livestock Specialist
1983 - The Soviet farm, Osh region, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)


Barack Obama-Graduated
1983 - New York, U.S.


Microsoft-Paul Allen resigned
1983 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.


DC Comics-One of the longest-running comic-book series
1983 - U.S.


Computer animation-First 3D film telling a Story
1983 - Montreal, Canada


Nicaraguan Revolution-Contras had launched a Major Offensive
1983 - Nicaragua


Linux-Complete Unix-compatible software system
1983 - U.S.


Nuclear Power-Krško Nuclear Power Plant
1983 - Slovenia


Internet-Flag day
Sunday Jan 2, 1983 - U.S.


Internet-Originally named IP/TCP it was installed in the ARPANET
Jan, 1983 - U.S.


Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis-Iran's Revolutionary Guard
1983 - Kuwait


Donald Trump-Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award
1983 - Israel


Thanksgiving-U.S. invasion
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Iran–Iraq War-Operation Fajr al-Nasr (Dawn of Victory)
Sunday Feb 6, 1983 - Al-Fakkah Field, al-Amarah, Iraq


Internet-MILNET
1983 - U.S.


Gary Webb-Webb worked for the newspaper Cleveland Plain Dealer
1983 - Brooklyn, Ohio, United States


Disasters with highest death tolls-Ash Wednesday Bushfires
Wednesday Feb 16, 1983 - Australia


Mass Shootings in the United States-Wah Mee Massacre
Feb, 1983 - Seattle, Washington, U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-capturing Majnoon Island
Sunday Feb 27, 1983 - Majnoon Island, Iraq


Stuart Long -Long joined Carroll College
1983 - Carroll University, 100 N East Ave, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186, United States


Mobile Phones-The DynaTAC 8000X mobile phone
Sunday Mar 6, 1983 - U.S.


Celine Dion-Dion received a gold record in France
1983 - Quebec, Canada


Iran–Iraq War-Operation Dawn-1
Sunday Apr 10, 1983 - Iraq


Nancy Pelosi-Phillip Burton died
Sunday Apr 10, 1983 - San Francisco, California, U.S.


Robin Williams-First child
Monday Apr 11, 1983 - California, U.S.


Indira Gandhi-The Punjab Police Deputy was shot dead
Friday Apr 22, 1983 - Amritsar, Punjab, India


James Bond-Octopussy
Monday Jun 6, 1983 - United Kingdom and U.S.


United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Belgrade Conference
Monday Jun 6, 1983 - Belgrade, Serbia


Tony Blair-1983 General Election
Thursday Jun 9, 1983 - Sedgefield, England


Margaret Thatcher-Thatcher re-elected for a second successive term
Thursday Jun 9, 1983 - London, England


Brexit-The 1983 general election
Thursday Jun 9, 1983 - United Kingdom


Red Dog (Pilbara)-Red Dog (1983)
1983 - Australia


Eiffel Tower-The south pillar was fitted with an electrically driven Otis lift to serve the Jules Verne restaurant
1983 - Paris, France


James Bond-Icebreaker was published
Thursday Jul 7, 1983 - United Kingdom


Iran–Iraq War-Capturing the Iraqi town of Haj Omran
Saturday Jul 23, 1983 - Haj Omran, Iraq


Vladimir Putin-Marriage
Thursday Jul 28, 1983 - East Germany, Germany


Iran–Iraq War-Operation Dawn 3
Friday Jul 29, 1983 - Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran


Carlos the Jackal-The Maison de France in West Berlin attack
Monday Aug 1, 1983 - West Berlin, Germany


Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre-Pearl's Birth
Monday Aug 29, 1983 - U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-Operation Dawn-4
Sep, 1983 - Penjwin area, Iraq


Plane Accidents-Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Thursday Sep 1, 1983 - Moneron Island, Soviet Union


Nuclear Power-Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Tuesday Sep 13, 1983 - Lithuania


Atari, Inc.-Financial problems
1983 - U.S.


Muhammad Yunus-The Pilot Project began Operation as a Full-Fledged Bank ("Village Bank")
Saturday Oct 1, 1983 - Jobra, Bangladesh


Mobile Phones-The First analog Cellular System Widely deployed in North America
Thursday Oct 13, 1983 - Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S.


River Phoenix-Phoenix found a new role television movie Celebrity
1983 - California, United States


James Bond-Marvel published an accompanying comic "Octopussy"
1983 - New York City, New York, U.S.


Ronald Reagan-Lebanese Civil War
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Kroger-The Kroger Company acquired Dillon Companies
1983 - Kansas, United States


Disasters with highest death tolls-1983 Erzurum Earthquake
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Gulf War-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein expelled Abu Nidal
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Best Buy-Best Buy Company, Inc
1983 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.


Windows-Announcment
Thursday Nov 10, 1983 - Redmond, Washington, U.S.


Xerox-Xerox bought Crum & Forster
1983 - Toronto, Canada


Magdi Yacoub-The UK's First Heart and Lung Transplant
Dec, 1983 - Harefield, Greater London, England


Diego Maradona-Began using cocaine
1983 - Barcelona, Spain


Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis-December 1983 bomb attacks on U.S. and French embassies
Monday Dec 12, 1983 - Kuwait City, Kuwait


Jimmy Hoffa-Blood Feud
1983 - U.S.


Carlos the Jackal-Bombing of the Gare Saint-Charles
Saturday Dec 31, 1983 - Marseille, France


Carlos the Jackal-Bombing of the Marseille-Paris TGV train
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Iran–Iraq War-Starting The so-called "Tanker War"
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