1983 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Debra Maffett | 1983 | Anaheim | CALIFORNIA |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis Country Formation Date | 1983 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | United Kingdom | September 19, 1983 |
Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies
| Record Name | Year | Studio | Release Date | Movie |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm, Ltd. | May 25, 1983 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi |
| Twice Upon a Time | 1983 | Korty/Lucasfilm Ltd. | Aug 05, 1983 | Twice Upon a Time |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Laptop Computer | 1983 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Radio Shack Corp. |
Database: Best Selling Video Game Systems
| Record Name | Company | Console | Year Released | Type | Sales (to 2007) | Source |
| Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System | Nintendo | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1983 | Tabletop | 61900000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Booker Prize Winner List
| Record Name | Year | Author | Title |
| Life and Times of Michael K , J.M. Coetzee | 1983 | J.M. Coetzee | Life and Times of Michael K |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1983 Stanley Cup Winner | 1983 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | Hockey | NEW YORK |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Color Purple, The, Alice Walker | 1983 | Color Purple, The | Alice Walker |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Jorge E. Illueca | Panama | 1983 | Thirty-eighth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) | Sweden | 1983 | 312 |
Database: World Land Speed Record Holders
| Record Name | Year | Date | Car | Driver | Speed (MPG) | Speed (KPH) | Source |
| Thrust 2 | 1983 | Oct 4 | Thrust 2 | Richard Noble | 633.47 | 1013.55 | Thrust Team |
Database: Assorted Matchbox Cars
| Record Name | Category | Sub-Category | Origin | Type | Ownership | Scale | Year | Color | Brand | Description 9 | Model | Cost | Value | Date Received | Year | Mileage | VIN | License Plate |
| IMSA Mazda | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Macau | Sports Car | MAZDA | 1/64 | 1983 | B-O-W | Matchbox | |||||||||
| IMSA Mustang | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1983 | O-Y-B | Matchbox | |||||||||
| IMSA Mustang | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1983 | O-BK | Matchbox | |||||||||
| IMSA Mustang | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1983 | O-Y-B | Matchbox |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Laurent Fignon Tour 70 | 1983 | France | Cycling | 70 | Laurent Fignon |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1983 | 1983 | United States | 233,981,000 | 1,258,090 | 19,310 | 78,920 | 506,570 | 653,290 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| European Convention on the Calculation of Time-Limits (076) | European Convention on the Calculation of Time-Limits | Yes | Yes | 076 | 16/5/1972 | 28/4/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the International Effects of Deprivation of the Right to Drive a Motor Vehicle (088) | European Convention on the International Effects of Deprivation of the Right to Drive a Motor Vehicle | Yes | Yes | 088 | 3/6/1976 | 28/4/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers (093) | European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers | 093 | 24/11/1977 | 1/5/1983 | Council of Europe | |||
| Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality (096) | Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality | Yes | Yes | 096 | 24/11/1977 | 17/10/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (098) | Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition | Yes | Yes | 098 | 17/3/1978 | 5/6/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Obtaining Abroad of Information and Evidence in Administrative Matters (100) | European Convention on the Obtaining Abroad of Information and Evidence in Administrative Matters | Yes | Yes | 100 | 15/3/1978 | 1/1/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children (105) | European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children | Yes | Yes | 105 | 20/5/1980 | 1/9/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin (109) | Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin | Yes | Yes | 109 | 1/1/1983 | 1/1/1985 | Council of Europe | |
| Additional Protocol to the Agreement on the Temporary Importation, free of duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for Use on free loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for Purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment (110) | Additional Protocol to the Agreement on the Temporary Importation, free of duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for Use on free loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for Purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment | Yes | Yes | 110 | 1/1/1983 | 1/1/1985 | Council of Europe | |
| Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchanges of Blood-Grouping Reagents (111) | Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchanges of Blood-Grouping Reagents | Yes | Yes | 111 | 1/1/1983 | 1/1/1985 | Council of Europe | |
| Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (112) | Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons | Yes | Yes | 112 | 21/3/1983 | 1/7/1985 | Council of Europe | |
| Additional Protocol to the Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts (113) | Additional Protocol to the Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts | Yes | Yes | 113 | 21/3/1983 | 1/1/1985 | Council of Europe | |
| Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty (114) | Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty | 114 | 28/4/1983 | 1/3/1985 | Council of Europe | |||
| Protocol amending the European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products (115) | Protocol amending the European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products | Yes | Yes | 115 | 25/10/1983 | 1/11/1984 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (116) | European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes | Yes | Yes | 116 | 24/11/1983 | 1/2/1988 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1983 | 1983 | United States | 10,850,500 | 3,129,900 | 6,712,800 | 1,007,900 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1983 Standard and Poors Performance | 1983 | Standard & Poors | 8.06% | 4.32% | 164.93 | 13.29 | 7.12 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| Handles | 1983 | Kestrel | Jan Mark |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1975 | 1983 | United States | Drama | 186 |
| Mash | 1972 | 1983 | United States | Comedy | 251 |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1976 | 1983 | United States | Comedy | 178 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1983 | 1983 | $29.08 | $60.89 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1983) | 1983 | Brabham | M | 1 | Auto Racing | Nelson Piquet | 3 | 8 | 4 | 59 | Race 15 of 15 | 2 | Wikipedia |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Innoshima Bridge | 1983 | Japan | Innoshima Bridge | Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan | 770 | 2,526 | Wikipedia | |
| Matadi Bridge | 1983 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Matadi Bridge | Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 520 | 1,706 | Wikipedia |
Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | City | Country | Sport | Winning City | Final Score |
| Super Bowl XVII | 1983 | Washington Redskins | Miami Dolphins | Pasadena, CA | United States | Football | Washington | 27-17 |
Database: List of Best Selling Drugs
| Record Name | Drug | Company | Purpose | Rank (2006) | Generic Name | 2006 Sales | Change from 2005 | First Approval Date | Source |
| Depakote (Valproate) | Depakote | Abbott Laboratories | Seizures | 77 | Valproate | 1,308 | 19% | Mar-1983 | Wikipedia |
| Zantac (Ranitidine) | Zantac | GlaxoSmithKline | Gastrointestinal disorders | 198 | Ranitidine | 429 | -18% | Jun-1983 | Wikipedia |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Vepesid (Bristol-Myers Squibb) | Bristol-Myers Squibb | etoposide, VP-16 | Vepesid | Refractory testicular tumors-in combination therapy with other approved chemotherapeutic agents in patients with refractory testicular tumors who have already received appropriate surgical, chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic therapy. | Nov 10 1983 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1983 | 1983 | Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Phillies | Baltimore | Philadelphia | Baseball | 4 - 1 |
Database: Top United States Grossing Movies
| Record Name | Movie | Studio | Year | Total Revenue |
| Return of the Jedi | Return of the Jedi | NA | 1983 | $309,306,177 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1983 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1983 | Tennis | John McEnroe | Chris Lewis | 62 62 62 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1983) | 1983 | Basketball | Albuquerque | N.C. State | N.C. State (6) | Houston (1) | Louisville (1) | Georgia (4) |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1983 | 1983 | United States | 52.67 deg F | 52 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1983-1984 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1983-1984 | 10.43 | -4.70 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1982-1983 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1982-1983 | 31.28 | +16.15 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 | 5 | 11 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1983 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1983 | Tennis | Martina Navrátilová | Andrea Jaeger | 6-0 6-3 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1983) | 1983 | Edmonton Oilers | Hockey | NHL | Wayne Gretzky |
Database: Space Shuttle Mission History
| Record Name | Year | Space Shuttle | Landing Site | Mission Order | Date | Mission Number | Flight Duration | Notes | Source |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-6 (Challenger 1983) | 1983 | Challenger | Edwards | 6 | April 4 | STS-6 | 5d 0h | TDRS launch; first flight of Challenger; first spaceshuttle extravehicular activity | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-7 (Challenger 1983) | 1983 | Challenger | Edwards | 7 | June 18 | STS-7 | 6d 2h | Multiple comsat launches | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-8 (Challenger 1983) | 1983 | Challenger | Edwards | 8 | August 30 | STS-8 | 6d 1h | Comsat launch | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-9 (Columbia 1983) | 1983 | Columbia | Edwards | 9 | November 28 | STS-9 | 10d 7h | Spacelab mission | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Karma Chameleon (Culture Club) | 1983 | United Kingdom | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club | 1,405,000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Ronald Regan & Yuri Andropov | 1983 | Ronald Regan & Yuri Andropov |
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