1983 Bermondsey by-election, Attacks on Tatchell, Homophobia and the Liberal campaign
During the by-election, members of the Liberal Party were accused of having joined in homophobic attacks on Tatchell. Male Liberal canvassers were seen wearing badges reading "I've been kissed by Peter Tatchell". This was criticised by Roy Hattersley at a Labour news conference.


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Attacks on Tatchell, Homophobia and the Liberal campaign
In an interview with Simon Edge of The Independent published on 17 December 1996, the former Liberal Party Chief Executive, Andy Ellis, was asked whether he approved of the activity undertaken by the Liberal Gay Action Group, and replied "Nothing went on in Bermondsey that we were unhappy with".


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Attacks on Tatchell, Homophobia and the Liberal campaign
During his campaign for leadership of the Liberal Democrats in January 2006, Hughes said he "had both homosexual and heterosexual relationships in the past" and apologised for the actions of Liberals in the Bermondsey campaign, saying that while a lot of the blame for homophobic abuse laid on the press, "I take responsibility" for the actions of his organisers, adding: "I have never been comfortable about the whole of that campaign, as Peter knows, and I said that to him in the past.... Where there were things that were inappropriate or wrong, I apologise for that."


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Attacks on Tatchell, Homophobia and the Liberal campaign
Tatchell, by then a member of the Green Party, said that he had forgiven Hughes, saying "Simon benefited from these dirty tricks, but that was 23 years ago—I don't hold a grudge. It's time to forgive and move on", adding that Hughes should be judged on his 23-year record as an MP.


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Opinion polls
Bermondsey was one of the first by-elections to be extensively polled. The polls showed, at first, that the Labour vote was substantially down on the 1979 election figures, but that none of the rival candidates were particularly close. As the campaign went on, the Liberal candidate began to move into a clear second position and the other candidates faded. Later in the campaign, there were rumours which claimed that the right-wing of the Labour Party nationally wished to lose the seat, as it would prove that left-wing Labour candidates were unelectable. By the eve of poll, it was clear that large numbers of previously Labour voters were defecting to other parties, and that non-Labour voters were lining up in support of the Liberal candidate as the one most likely to beat Labour.


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Results
The Liberals made huge gains and took the seat, with a majority of votes cast. Labour's vote fell from 63.6 per cent in May 1979 to 26.1 per cent as Tatchell came a distant second, while O'Grady took third. The Conservatives managed only fourth place, for the first time since the 1974 Newham South by-election, and the last in Britain until the 1991 Liverpool Walton by-election. All candidates other than Liberal and Labour lost their deposits.


1983 Bermondsey by-election, Results
Hughes would go on to remain as Bermondsey MP for the next 32 years, making him one of very few examples of MPs who took a formerly safe seat from another party and managed to hold it for a long period of time.


1983 Bermudian general election
General elections were held in Bermuda on 4 February 1983. The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 26 of the 40 seats.


1983 Bermudian general election, Electoral system
The 40 members of the House of Assembly were elected in 20 two-member constituencies. Voters had two votes, with the two candidates with the highest vote number being elected.


1983 Bermudian general election, Results
Of the 29,958 registered voters, 24,163 cast valid votes. In 18 constituencies both elected members were from the same party, whilst two constituencies elected one member of the United Bermuda Party and one from the Progressive Labour Party.


1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since.


1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 85–77.


1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 Big Eight Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.


1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Number 3 seed Oklahoma State defeated top-seeded Missouri in the championship game, 93–92 in double overtime, to win their first Big Eight men's basketball tournament.


1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Big Eight members Missouri and Oklahoma, who earned at-large bids.


1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with all teams placed and paired in the initial quarterfinal round.


1983 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All first-round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The semifinals and championship game were played at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.


1983 Big League World Series
The 1983 Big League World Series took place from August 13–20 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Taipei, Taiwan defeated host Broward County, Florida in the championship game.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 11–12 at Centennial Coliseum in Reno, Nevada.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Weber State defeated Nevada in the championship game 87–78 to clinch their fourth Big Sky tournament title. The Wildcats and Wolf Pack were the regular season co-champions, while Idaho was attempting to win a third consecutive title.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
This was the twentieth season for the Big Sky and its first employing the three-point shot, for conference play only, with the line at 22 feet (6.71 m). The NCAA adopted the three-point shot for the 1986–87 season, at a considerably shorter 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m).


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
First played in 1976, the Big Sky tournament had the same format for its first eight editions. The regular season champion hosted and only the top four teams from the standings took part, with seeding based on regular season records.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
No teams made their inaugural tournament appearances this season. This year was the final Big Sky tournament with four teams; it expanded to include all eight teams in 1984.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The first tiebreaker in the standings were the head-to-head meetings; Nevada defeated Weber twice during the conference regular season, so the Wolf Pack won the regular season title. Montana defeated defending champion Idaho in both games to claim the third seed in the bracket.


1983 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA tournament
The Wildcats received an automatic bid to the 52-team NCAA tournament and were seeded ninth in the West region; they lost to Washington State by ten points in the first round in Boise, Idaho. No other Big Sky teams made the NCAA field; Idaho played in the 32-team NIT, the first-ever invite for the Big Sky, but lost in the first round to Oregon State at Corvallis.


1983 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
The 1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ray Fisher Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan from May 20 through 22. The top two teams from the regular season in each division participated in the double-elimination tournament, the third annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Michigan won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


1983 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The 1983 tournament was a 4-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage within each division. The top seed from each division played the second seed from the opposite division in the first round.


1983 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Barry Larkin was named Most Outstanding Player. Larkin was a shortstop for Michigan.


1983 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1983 Big Ten Conference football season was the 88th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1983 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1983 Big Ten champion was Illinois. The Illini compiled a 10-2 record (9-0 against Big Ten opponents). They were led quarterback Jack Trudeau with 2,446 passing yards, running back Thomas Rooks with 842 rushing yards, and wide receiver David Williams with 870 receiving yards. The 1983 Illini are the only Big Ten team to go 9-0 in regular season conference play, until Wisconsin went 9-0 in 2017.


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Results and team statistics
KeyAP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1983 seasonAP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1983 seasonPPG = Average of points scored per gamePAG = Average of points allowed per game


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
Four Big Ten teams played in bowl games as follows:


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing yards
1. Jack Trudeau, Illinois (2,446)2. Chuck Long, Iowa (2,434)3. Randy Wright, Wisconsin (2,329)4. Steve Bradley, Indiana (2,298)5. Scott Campbell, Purdue (2,031)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards
1. Keith Byars, Ohio State (1,199)2. Rick Rogers, Michigan (1,002)3. Mel Gray, Purdue (849)4. Thomas Rooks, Illinois (842)5. Gary Ellerson, Wisconsin (777)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Receiving yards
1. Dave Moritz, Iowa (912)2. Al Toon, Wisconsin (881)3. David Williams, Illinois (870)4. Duane Gunn, Indiana (815)5. Len Kenebrew, Indiana (687)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Total offense
1. Randy Wright, Wisconsin (2,418)2. Steve Bradley, Indiana (2,406)3. Chuck Long, Iowa (2,404)4. Jack Trudeau, Illinois (2,353)5. Mike Tomczak, Ohio State (2,192)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing efficiency rating
1. Chuck Long, Iowa (160.4)2. Jack Trudeau, Illinois (136.4)3. Mike Tomczak, Ohio State (131.2)4. Steve Smith, Michigan (123.0)5. Randy Wright, Wisconsin (122.4)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards per attempt
1. Steve Smith, Michigan (6.5)2. Eric Jordan, Purdue (6.4)3. Owen Gill, Iowa (6.0)4. Keith Byars, Ohio State (5.4)5. Thomas Rooks, Illinois (5.4)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Yards per reception
1. Ronnie Harmon, Iowa (22.0)2. Cedric Anderson, Ohio State (20.2)3. Daryl Turner, Michigan State (19.6)4. Al Toon, Wisconsin (19.6)5. Dave Moritz, Iowa (18.2)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Points scored
1. Keith Byars, Ohio State (132)2. Tom Nichol, Iowa (80)3. Chris White, Illinois (78)4. Bob Bergeron, Michigan (76)5. Gary Ellerson, Wisconsin (66)5. Thomas Rooks, Illinois (66)


1983 Big Ten Conference football season, 1984 NFL Draft
The 1984 NFL Draft was held May 1-2, 1984. The following Big Ten players were selected in the first round of the draft:


1983 Biga earthquake
The 1983 Biga earthquake hit northwestern Turkey on 5 July 1983. Responsible for five deaths and approximately twenty-six casualties throughout Biga and Erdek and damage in Istanbul, the earthquake measured 6.1 on the surface wave magnitude scale. It shook places as far away as eastern Greece. The United States Geological Survey listed the earthquake among the "Significant Earthquakes of the World" for 1983.


1983 Biga earthquake, Geology
The Biga Peninsula is an area marked by active faults including strike-slip movement and en echelon divergent basins.


1983 Biga earthquake, Geology
The earthquake was preceded by a foreshock nearly a year prior, and was followed by aftershock clusters.


1983 Birmingham City Council election
The 1983 Birmingham City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of  Birmingham City Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council.


1983 Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette, and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.


1983 Birthday Honours
The 1983 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 10 June 1983.


1983 Birthday Honours
At this time honours for Australians were still being awarded in the UK honours on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, as well as in the Australian honours system which had been established in 1975.


1983 Birthday Honours
Recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honours.


1983 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom, Royal Victorian Order, Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with post-nominals MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.


1983 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1983 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 11 June 1983.


1983 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1983 Blue Swords
The 1983 Blue Swords was a senior international figure skating competition in East Germany. Skaters from fourteen countries competed at the event in East Berlin. The competition was held November 23–26. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. Boris Uspenski won the men's title for the Soviet Union. Janina Wirth and Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert won gold for East Germany in the ladies' and pairs' categories, respectively.


1983 Boise State Broncos football team
The 1983 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by first–year head coach Lyle Setencich, previously the defensive coordinator, Boise State finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in conference.


1983 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
One Bronco senior was selected in the 1984 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (336 selections).


1983 Bok
1983 Bok (prov. designation: 1975 LB) is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 9 June 1975, by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer at the Catalina Station of the UA's Steward Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, and named for Bart Bok and Priscilla Fairfield Bok. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10.7 hours and measures approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) in diameter.


1983 Bok, Classification and orbit
Bok orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.4–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,550 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic. The first observation was taken at the Argentinian La Plata Astronomical Observatory in 1950, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 25 years prior to its discovery.


1983 Bok, Naming
This minor planet was named after the astronomer couple Bart Bok (1906–1983) and Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896–1975), in recognition for their contribution to astrometry of small Solar System bodies. Both astronomers studied the structure of the southern Milky Way and fostered astronomy in the Southern Hemisphere.


1983 Bok, Naming
Bok was the first numbered discovery made with the Stewart Observatory's 90-inch Bok Telescope. The body's name was proposed by the discovering astronomer and by Alan C. Gilmore from New Zealand. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 April 1977 (M.P.C. 4158).


1983 Bok, Physical characteristics
In October 2014, the first rotational lightcurve for this body was obtained by Italian astronomer Giovanni Battitsa Casalnuovo at the Eurac Observatory (C62) in Bolzano, Italy. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 10.70±0.01 hours with a relatively high brightness variation of 0.46 magnitude (U=3-).


1983 Bok, Physical characteristics
The Italian astronomer also calculated an albedo of 0.06 for its surface and a diameter of 15±3 kilometers, in agreement with the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer which gave a diameter of 15.7 kilometers and an albedo of 0.034.


1983 Bok, Physical characteristics
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.10, a compromise value between the stony (0.20) and carbonaceous (0.057) asteroids with a semi-major axis between 2.6 and 2.7 AU, and consequently calculates a much smaller diameter of 10.08 kilometers using an absolute magnitude of 13.1.


1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of  Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council


1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Twenty seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party and 7 by the Conservative Party. After the election, the composition of the council was


1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


1983 Borah Peak earthquake
The 1983 Borah Peak earthquake occurred on October 28, at 8:06:09 a.m. MDT in the western United States, in the Lost River Range at Borah Peak in Central Idaho.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake
The shock measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It was the most violent earthquake in the lower 48 states in over 24 years, since the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake in nearby southwestern Montana.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was caused by a slip on the preexisting Lost River Fault.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake
The event is the largest and most significant to strike in the state of Idaho. Two children were killed by falling masonry while walking to school in Challis, about 120 miles (190 km) northeast of Boise, the state capital. Twelve-and-a-half million dollars in damage took place in the Challis-Mackay region in Custer County. As a result of extreme surface faulting, a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) was decided upon, while vibrational damage was at a Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) to VII (Very strong).


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake
Three weeks later on November 18, President Ronald Reagan declared the earthquake a major disaster.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake
Aftershocks were felt for a year afterwards; nearly ten months later, a 5.4 aftershock was recorded on August 22, 1984.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Surface faulting
The rupture caused clear surface faulting; a 21-mile (34 km) long northwest-trending zone of fresh scarps and ground ruptures was present on a slope of the Lost River Range. Extensive breakage occurred along a five-mile (8 km) zone between West Spring and Cedar Creek; ground surface was literally "shattered" into tilted blocks, each several meters in width. These scarps were as broad as 330 feet (100 m).


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Surface faulting
The ground breakage was sixty miles (100 km), and the throw on the faulting ranged from -0.5 to 2.7 m.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
The Challis-Mackay region experienced rather thorough damage, with eleven commercial buildings and 39 homes sustaining major damage while another 200 houses suffered minor to moderate damage. Mackay in particular, about fifty miles (80 km) southeast of Challis, experienced the most severe damage. Most of the city's large buildings on its Main Street were damaged, to some extent; eight of these buildings were deemed condemned and closed down. Most of these buildings were built from materials such as brick, concrete block, and stone, each varying.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
An estimated $12.5 million in property damage was recorded. In some places, the water grounds shifted.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Fatalities and injuries
In Challis, two children were killed when a stone storefront collapsed on them. Two other people suffered minor injuries. In Mackay, a woman was hospitalized due to her injuries.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Old Faithful
After the earthquake and aftershocks, the eruption intervals of Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, about 150 miles (240 km) east, were noticeably lengthened.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Sand blows
Near Chilly Buttes of Thousand Springs Valley, a series of artesian fountains/sand blows erupted immediately after the main shock. Groundwater gushed from these fountains forming small craters and depositing aprons of light-colored sandy sediment around each crater.


1983 Borah Peak earthquake, Earthquake, Sand blows
Fault scarps that outline the graben produced near Willow Creek


1983 Bordeaux Open
The 1983 Bordeaux Open also known as the Grand Prix Passing Shot was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at Villa Primrose in Bordeaux, France that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 19 September until 23 September 1983. Fourth-seeded Pablo Arraya won the singles tite.


1983 Bordeaux Open, Finals, Doubles
Stefan Simonsson /  Magnus Tideman defeated  Francisco Yunis /  Juan Carlos Yunis 6–4, 6–2


1983 Bordeaux Open – Doubles
Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


1983 Bordeaux Open – Doubles
Stefan Simonsson and Magnus Tideman won the title by defeating Francisco Yunis and Juan Carlos Yunis 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


1983 Bordeaux Open – Singles
Hans Gildemeister was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


1983 Bordeaux Open – Singles
Pablo Arraya won the title by defeating Juan Aguilera 7–5, 7–5 in the final.


1983 Borden Classic
The 1983 Borden Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Tokyo, Japan. It was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 10 October through 16 October 1983. First-seeded Lisa Bonder won the singles title.


1983 Borden Classic, Finals, Doubles
Chris O'Neil /  Pam Whytcross defeated  Brenda Remilton /  Naoko Satō 5–7, 7–6, 6–3


1983 Borno State gubernatorial election
The 1983 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. NPN candidate Asheik Jarma won the election.


1983 Borno State gubernatorial election, Results
Asheik Jarma representing NPN won the election. The election held on August 13, 1983.


1983 Boston City Council election
Boston City Council elections were held on November 15, 1983, with preliminary elections on October 11, 1983. This election transitioned the Council from having 9 members (all at-large) to having 13 members (9 district representatives and 4 at-large). All 13 seats were contested in both the preliminary and general election.


1983 Boston City Council election, Incumbents
Each of the nine incumbent at-large councillors ran for Boston public office.


1983 Boston City Council election, At-large
In the preliminary election, ten names appeared on the ballot, with voters able to choose four; the top eight vote-getters then appeared on the ballot in the general election.


1983 Boston City Council election, At-large
Voters in the general election could select four of the eight final candidates; Councillors McCormack, Iannella, Tierney, and O'Neil received the most votes, so were re-elected and filled the four at-large seats, while Councillor McDermott finished fifth and was not re-elected.


1983 Boston City Council election, District 8
David Scondras was elected, becoming the first openly gay Boston City Council member.


1983 Boston College Eagles football team
The 1983 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Eagles were led by third-year head coach Jack Bicknell, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Sullivan Stadium (later known as Foxboro Stadium) in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Junior quarterback Doug Flutie threw for over 2,700 yards and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, leading Boston College to their first ranked finish in 41 years. They met their rivals, Notre Dame, in the 1983 Liberty Bowl.


1983 Boston Red Sox season
The 1983 Boston Red Sox season was the 83rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the 1983 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first losing season since 1966.


1983 Boston Red Sox season, Farm system
The New Britain Red Sox replaced the Bristol Red Sox as a Double-A affiliate.


1983 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1983 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, lost to Furman in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 315 to 198.


1983 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1983 occurred on Tuesday, November 15, 1983, between City Councillor Raymond Flynn and former State Representative Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term, and inaugurated on Monday, January 2, 1984.


1983 Boston mayoral election
The nonpartisan municipal preliminary election was held on Tuesday, October 11, 1983.


1983 Boston mayoral election
King's victory in the preliminary election made him the first African-American to be a finalist for mayor in city history.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On March 5, 1983, former State Representative Mel King became the first candidate to officially enter the race. The focus of his campaign was decentralizing the city's government and bringing together its racially polarized population. His announcement came on the 213th anniversary of the death of Crispus Attucks during the Boston Massacre.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On March 15, former Deputy Mayor and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Bob Kiley became the second candidate to enter the race.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On March 20, Mayor Kevin White told WCVB-TV's Frank Avruch that he planned on running for an unprecedented fifth term. However, soon after the announcement, aides to the Mayor retracted his statement, saying that it was "facetious" and "jocular".


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On April 19, City Councillor Frederick C. Langone declared his candidacy. Langone was accused of running as a publicity stunt, a charge the Councillor denied. To prove that his campaign was serious he announced that he would not seek another City Council term.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On April 24, Suffolk County Sheriff Dennis J. Kearney declared his candidacy at Faneuil Hall. He promised that if elected he would create an office of internal affairs to investigate "fraud, waste and abuse". He also promised to hire 99 new police officers each year for the next three years, a plan which would cost the city $3 million.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
Former School Board President and radio talk show host David Finnegan announced his candidacy on April 21 at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner. Finnegan chose to make his announcement in Uphams Corner because White had not fulfilled his promise to rebuild the neighborhood and the man he appointed to run the project was jail. He attempted to portray himself as the best candidate to defeat Mayor White and used the campaign slogan "Finnegan or him again." After White announced that he was not running, Finnegan changed the slogan to "Begin Again with Finnegan".


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On April 26, Lawrence DiCara, David Finnegan, Ray Flynn, Dennis Kearney, Bob Kiley, Mel King, Frederick Langone, and Eloise Linger participated in the first mayoral debate.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On April 27, City Councillor Ray Flynn announced his candidacy. As part of his announcement he released "The Flynn Program for Boston", a 30 page booklet outlining his proposals for jobs, housing, crime, services, and other issues.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On May 6, LaRouche movement member Michael Gelber announced that he was entering the race.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On May 26, Mayor White announced that he would not seek a fifth term.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
The first televised debate of the campaign was held on June 29. All nine candidates participated.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
The League of Women Voters of Boston and the Boston Chamber of Commerce hosted a debate between Kiley, Flynn, Langone, Kearney, Finnegan, and DiCara at Faneuil Hall. Gelber and Linger were excluded from the debate and King chose not to participate in protest of the decision to exclude two of the candidates.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
Shortly before the preliminary election, Bob Kiley withdrew from the race and endorsed DiCara.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
Two weeks before the preliminary election, a poll by The Boston Globe showed that King was in a dead heat with Finnegan and Flynn. King's campaign gained momentum through a voter registration drive and visits from Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
Although he had the most campaign funds and was considered to be a favorite to make the runoff election, Finnegan was criticized for running a "safe" campaign and for "lack[ing] substance".


1983 Boston mayoral election, Campaign
On October 11, Flynn and King received the most votes in the preliminary election and moved on to the general election. Flynn went on to win the general election, 65%–35%.


1983 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1983 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled an 8–3 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 242.


1983 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 3,264 passing yards, Darryl Story with 724 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 1,107 receiving yards.


1983 Brabantse Pijl
The 1983 Brabantse Pijl was the 23rd edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 27 March 1983. The race started in Sint-Genesius-Rode and finished in Alsemberg. The race was won by Eddy Planckaert.


1983 Bragg state by-election
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg on 14 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of former Premier and state Liberal MHA David Tonkin. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election.


1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 13 March 1983. It was the first round of the 1983 Formula One season.


1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Andrea de Cesaris was excluded after failing to stop for a weight check during Saturday qualifying.


1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying
Keke Rosberg's pole position was the last for the Cosworth DFV engine, and the last for a car with a naturally aspirated engine until turbos were banned in 1989. It was also the last pole position for Cosworth until 1993.


1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race
Elio de Angelis qualified for the race in his Renault turbo-powered Lotus 93T, but switched to the team's spare car, a Cosworth DFV-powered Lotus 92, when the Renault unit failed on the warm-up lap. This was deemed illegal and so he was disqualified.


1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, Race
Rosberg was disqualified for a push start in the pits, after his car momentarily caught fire during refueling. It was the second consecutive Brazilian Grand Prix in which Rosberg was disqualified from second place. Curiously, the drivers finishing behind him were not promoted, so the six points for second place were officially not awarded.


1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
The 1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from March 28 through April 3, 1983.


1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships, Winners, Women's Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Sharon Walsh defeated  Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith 6–1, 6–1


1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships – Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships – Doubles
Billie Jean King and Sharon Walsh won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith.


1983 Bridgestone Doubles Championships – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1983 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1983 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 75th season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Eastern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.


1983 Brisbane Rugby League season, Season summary
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Fortitude Valley, Southern Suburbs.


1983 Brisbane Rugby League season, Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: B. Tengdahl, B. Backer. Goals: S. McNally 3.)


1983 Bristol City Council election
The 1983 Bristol City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election, two seats in every ward, due to the introduction of new ward boundaries. Therefore, direct comparisons with previous elections are not possible. Majority is the number of votes separating the 2nd and 3rd candidates. Alliance candidates who were Liberals are described as such. No party had an overall majority; as the largest party the Conservatives formed a minority administration.


1983 Bristol Open – Doubles
Tim Gullikson and Tom Gullikson were the defending champions, but Tim Gullikson did not participate this year. Tom Gullikson partnered Johan Kriek, losing in the final.


1983 Bristol Open – Doubles
John Alexander and John Fitzgerald won the title, defeating Gullikson and Johan Kriek 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


1983 Bristol Open – Singles
John Alexander was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.


1983 Bristol Open – Singles
Johan Kriek won the title, defeating Tom Gullikson 7–6, 7–5 in the final.


1983 Brit Awards
The 1983 Brit Awards were the third edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 8 February 1983 at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. first present year in International Artist.


1983 Brit Awards, Multiple nominations and awards
The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. don't count the Sony Trophy Award for Technical Excellence.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash
On 16 July 1983 a British Airways Helicopters commercial Sikorsky S-61 helicopter, Oscar November (G-BEON), crashed in the southern Celtic Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, while en route from Penzance to St Mary's, Isles of Scilly in poor visibility. Only six of the twenty-six people on board survived. It was Britain's worst helicopter civil aviation accident at the time.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash
An investigation was promptly carried out by the Accidents Investigation Branch (AIB), though calls for a public inquiry were dismissed. The AIB found that the accident was caused by pilot error, in failing to notice and correct an unintentional descent when attempting to fly at low altitude in poor visibility. Other contributory factors were found to be a failure to monitor flight instruments adequately, and a lack of audio height warning equipment.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash
The crash sparked a review of helicopter safety, and eight recommendations were made by the AIB. Of these, seven were adopted, most notably that it was mandatory for there to be audible height warnings on passenger helicopters operating off-shore. It remained the worst British civilian helicopter accident until 1986, when the Boeing 234LR Chinook helicopter G-BWFC crashed in the North Sea, with 45 fatalities.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Background
The Sikorsky S-61N helicopter Oscar November (registered G-BEON) was owned by British Airways Helicopters, configured to seat 24 passengers, and typically operated between Aberdeen and the oil platforms of the North Sea. On 24 June 1983, Oscar November was assigned to act as a replacement for the British Airways Helicopters commercial passenger service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. The helicopter that usually operated the service, a Sikorsky S-61NM fitted with 32 passenger seats, was out of action while it was being repaired. On 3 July 1983, Oscar November received its annual certificate of airworthiness. Manufactured in 1977, Oscar November's airframe had flown a total of 7,904 hours, 49 of which had been since the last certificate of airworthiness.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Background
The crew consisted of pilots Captain Dominic Lawlor (37 years old) and Captain Neil Charleton (30), along with cabin attendant Robin Lander (22). Lawlor was designated as the commander for the flight, while Charleton acted as co-pilot. Lawlor had flown a total of 3,970 pilot hours prior to the flight, of which 2,820 had been in an S-61N helicopter, and although he was based in Aberdeen, he had flown the Penzance–St Mary's route over 50 times before. Charleton was based in Beccles, but had also flown the route before, over 100 times. He had a total of 3,737 pilot hours, of which 2,280 had been in an S-61N. The 20-minute Penzance–St Mary's route was flown regularly during the summer; with 12 scheduled return flights running six days a week.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
Oscar November was one of two flights scheduled to fly from Penzance Heliport to St Mary's Airport on the Isles of Scilly on the morning of 16 July; the other was G-BDDA (Delta Alpha), another S-61 helicopter. Delta Alpha had been scheduled to depart at 7:50 am (GMT), while Oscar November was due to leave at 8:15 am, but both flights were delayed by poor visibility.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
The weather forecast from the Plymouth Meteorological Office that morning warned of fog from 7:00 am until 5:00 pm, with visibility typically between 1–4 kilometres (0.62–2.49 mi), but as low as 100 metres (330 ft) in fog banks. The actual visibility recorded at St Mary's Aerodrome increased from 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) at 9:30 am to 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) by 11:30 am. Delta Alpha departed at 10:46 am, and landed at St Mary's at 11:06 am.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
With the possibility of the weather worsening, Lawlor waited for confirmation that Delta Alpha had landed and flown the entire journey according to visual flight rules (VFR). The minimum requirements to conduct a VFR flight were 900 metres (3,000 ft) of visibility, with a cloud ceiling of 200 feet (61 m). Having received confirmation, Oscar November departed Penzance at roughly 11:10 am, with 23 passengers on board, on flight BA 5918.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
Oscar November climbed to a height of 2,000 feet (610 m), and as they passed by Longships Lighthouse, about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of Land's End, the visibility was recorded as being between 0.5 and 0.75 nautical miles (0.93 and 1.39 km; 0.58 and 0.86 mi). During the investigation into the crash, Lawlor and Charleton reported that they received a verbal weather report from the crew of Delta Alpha, who were passing on their return flight.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
According to the pair, they were told that visibility was 0.5 to 0.75 nautical miles (0.93 to 1.39 km; 0.58 to 0.86 mi) at 300 feet (91 m). However, the crew of Delta Alpha did not recall talking to the Oscar November crew at any time during their flight. Based on this information, which he interpreted to mean that the cloud base was at 300 feet, Lawlor descended to 500 feet (150 m), to be able to analyse the situation better on their approach. For his part, Charleton had interpreted the message differently, believing that 300 feet had referred to the height at which Delta Alpha had been when they made the observations, but the pair did not discuss the report.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
At 11:30 am, Charleton communicated with St Mary's, indicating that they were level at 500 feet, and were halfway through their crossing. They maintained good visibility with the sea below them, and although haze limited their forward visibility so that they could not see the horizon, they were confident it was in excess of the VFR minimum of 900 metres. Roughly 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) from St Mary's, Lawlor began to descend to 250 feet (76 m), the minimum height permitted, as he expected the cloud base to be at 300 feet.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight
Both pilots confirmed with their instruments when that height had been attained, and thereafter Charleton concentrated on his radar and communicating with St Mary's. Lawlor then reduced speed, during which the vertical gyro indicator gave a brief warning of an attitude failure; however Lawlor checked the instruments, which appeared normal. Confident that the weather had improved, Lawlor stopped monitoring his instruments, and flew by visual aids only.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Crash
At roughly 11:35 am, following a string of communication between Charleton and St Mary's, the last message was sent from the aerodrome; "Oscar November is clear to land 300 degrees at 5 knots." When Oscar November was roughly 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) from the coast, the helicopter crashed, hitting the sea three successive times. Both Lawlor and Charleton thought that the aircraft was still at 250 feet, though one of the passengers, Lucille Langley-Williams, said that the cabin attendant had told her they were flying at around 100 feet (30 m) shortly before the crash.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Crash
The Sikorsky S-61 was fitted with floats on either side, known as "sponsons", and the base was designed to be like the hull of a boat, so that the helicopter could float. However, the heavy impact broke both sponsons off and broke the floor, letting water into the helicopter. Lacking the stability that the sponsons would provide, the fuselage rolled over, letting water in even quicker, and sank.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Crash
Only 6 of the 26 people on board escaped from the helicopter; Lawlor exited through the emergency exit window by his seat, while Charleton and a child got out through the forward freight bay. Another child managed to escape via the rear freight bay, and two adults exited through the starboard airstairs door. In addition to the two pilots, the survivors were Howard Goddard (age 12), Ellen Hanslow (15), Lucille Langley-Williams and Megan Smith (both 60). Ellen spotted Goddard struggling in the water, and she swam to help him.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Crash
None of the six had managed to retrieve a life jacket, and so the two pilots gathered the survivors together, and helped keep them afloat, using suitcases as flotation aids. The incident was the worst civilian helicopter crash in the United Kingdom since 1981, when eleven oil workers and both pilots died in the 1981 Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex crash.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Rescue
Roughly ten minutes after the last communication between Oscar November and air traffic control at St Mary's, air traffic control requested that the St Mary's lifeboat be launched. Shortly thereafter, they also contacted RNAS Culdrose that Oscar November was overdue, and requested that the search and rescue helicopters be put on stand-by. The lifeboat, RNLB Robert Edgar, launched around midday, around the same time as the search and rescue helicopter was scrambled from Culdrose.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Rescue
The Navy's Westland Wessex helicopter arrived at the accident site first, but lacking sufficient information to pinpoint the crash location, and with fog banks still around, the pilot landed at St Mary's for more information. Langley-Williams said that at one point, the helicopter had been right above them, but unable to see them in the fog.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Rescue
Around this time, the Robert Edgar arrived at the accident site, which it was able to identify by the smell of aircraft fuel. The lifeboat crew spotted and rescued the six survivors, who had been in the water for around an hour, and began looking for any others. A second Navy helicopter, a Westland Sea King, arrived around 1:00 pm and was directed to the crash site by flares from the lifeboat, which returned to St Mary's with the survivors not long after.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Flight, Rescue
The crew of the Sea King helicopter spotted the sponsons floating in the water and dispatched a diver, who was later joined by the diver from the Wessex helicopter. The Wessex collected one of the survivors from St Mary's and transported her to Treliske Hospital in Truro. At 3:25 pm, both divers were picked up from the water, and the Navy abandoned their search; the Sea King returned to Culdrose. David Harris, the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives, the constituency which contained both Penzance and the Isles of Scilly, praised the rescue, singling out Matt Lethbridge, the coxswain of the St Mary's lifeboat for particular commendation.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Recovery
On the evening of the crash, the MV Seaforth Clansman, a Royal Navy charter in Naval Party 1007, sailed from Falmouth with a crew of divers, arriving at the site that the survivors had been picked up at 10:10 pm. The following morning, two inspectors from the Accidents Investigation Branch arrived with acoustic detectors that would allow them to locate the helicopter wreckage using its underwater locator beacon. It took until 6:00 pm that evening to get an accurate position for the helicopter, but sea conditions meant that they could not commence diving until early the following morning. The divers located the helicopter fuselage at 9:10 pm. The fuselage was lying on its side on the seabed, 200 ft (60 m) below the surface on a steep dune.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Recovery
At around 12:00 pm on 19 July, the helicopter was lifted out of the sea and onto Seaforth Clansman's deck. Bodies of only 17 of the 20 missing people were found in the wreckage; 2 passengers and Lander, the cabin attendant, were not recovered. The Seaforth Clansman and the Penlee lifeboat RNLB Mabel Alice brought the wreckage and the bodies to Penzance.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Recovery
The aircraft had lost its nose-cone and sponsons. The starboard sponson was damaged but retained its capacity to float; the port was undamaged and failed to float. Three of the five main blades had been sheared off, along with the rear rotor blades. The cabin was badly damaged. The port-side escape windows were missing.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation
Two days after the incident, during a discussion in Parliament, Robert Hughes, Labour MP for Aberdeen North, called for a public inquiry into the safety record of Sikorsky helicopters, citing that there had been over 400 "notifiable occurrences" involving the Sikorsky S-61. The Secretary of State for Transport, Tom King, referred to the previous excellent safety record of the helicopter, which had not been involved in a fatal incident in the United Kingdom for ten years, and said that he had full confidence in the Accidents Investigation Branch investigation.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation
From Penzance, the fuselage was transported by road to the Accidents Investigation Branch at Farnborough, Hampshire for investigation. An article in The Times initial speculated that the helicopter could have flown into a flock of seagulls, after mutilated bird corpses were found near the scene, or suffered a mechanical failure.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation
Lynda King Taylor, a reporter who flew over to the Isles of Scilly around the same time as the crash reported that on her British Airways Helicopters flight there had been a number of safety shortcomings; her passenger ticket did not have her name on it, the safety announcement was inaudible amid the noise generated by the helicopter, there was no safety leaflet at her seat, passengers were allowed to walk around the helicopter even when the seatbelt sign was illuminated, and the locations of the emergency exits were not highlighted to passengers.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation
These issues were contested by British Airways Helicopters, and along with the theories about the seagulls and a mechanical failure, none were found to have caused the crash or the high loss of life in the Accidents Investigation Branch report. The preliminary report was published by the AIB on 4 August 1983, and the final report was released in March 1985.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation, Cause
The AIB investigation was carried out by one of their investigators, D. A. Cooper. He concluded that the helicopter was mechanically fine, and that the accident had been a collision during "controlled flight", rather than a ditching. He found that the cause was pilot error, specifically that Lawlor did not notice and remedy an "unintentional descent" while intending to fly at 250 feet (76 m). The report noted that Lawlor was attempting to fly by visual reference while the visibility was both "poor and deceptive", though within the relevant guidelines.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation, Cause
Cooper noted that the weather conditions were unsuitable for visual flight, and listed the minimum guidelines for visual flight in the operating procedures as a contributory factor in the crash, along with too little monitoring of flight instruments and a lack of an audio altitude warning. During the coroner's inquest, Lawlor admitted that he was partly to blame for the crash, admitting that his piloting "undoubtedly did play a part in the accident".


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Investigation, Cause
Twenty months before the flight, the British Airline Pilots' Association had recommended to the Civil Aviation Authority that weather minima for visual flights were unsatisfactory, but the recommendations were still being reviewed at the time of the flight. The minima listed in the British Airways Helicopters operating manual were similar to other helicopter operators, though Cooper noted that too much discretion was allowed to the flight crew regarding how much they monitored flight instruments during a visual flight.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Legacy
The Accident Investigation Branch made eight recommendations. The main recommendation from the report was for an audible height warning on passenger helicopters operating off-shore and for the altimeter to be moved nearer to the pilot's 'head-up field of vision'. Ground proximity warning systems had been made compulsory on passenger planes in 1977. The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority made it mandatory that audible ground proximity warning systems had to be installed in all passenger helicopters by August 1985. It was also recommended that the strength of both the passenger and attendant seats should be improved.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Legacy
All of the twin seats inside Oscar November sheared off, while the single seats remained fixed. The report suggested the weather minima for visual flight, and the related crew instrument monitoring procedures should be reviewed for helicopter flight, along with the specific altimeter and minimum runway visual range (distance a pilot can see while approaching a runway) rules for the Penzance–St Mary's route. In order to aid rescue efforts, it was further recommended that helicopters being used for public transport should be fitted with an automatically deployable survival radio beacon, and the pilots should wear lifejackets with dual frequency personal locator beacons.


1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash, Legacy
The crash remained the deadliest helicopter incident in the United Kingdom until 1986, when a British International Helicopters Chinook crashed on approach to land at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands, killing 43 passengers and two crew members.


1983 British Columbia general election
The 1983 British Columbia general election was the 33rd provincial election for the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 7, 1983. The election was held on May 5, 1983. The new legislature that resulted from this election met for the first time on June 23, 1983.


1983 British Columbia general election
The governing Social Credit Party of British Columbia was re-elected with a majority government, defeating the opposition New Democratic Party of British Columbia. The "Socreds" increased both their share of the popular vote almost half of all votes) and their number of seats in the legislature. No other parties other than the Socreds and the NDP won seats in the legislature.


1983 British Columbia general election, Results
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


1983 British Formula Three Championship
The 1983 British Formula Three Championship was the 33rd season of the British Formula Three Championship, starting at Silverstone on 6 March and concluding at Thruxton on 23 October after 20 races.


1983 British Formula Three Championship
The season saw a head-to-head title battle between future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle - both driving Toyota-powered Ralt chassis, prepared by West Surrey Racing and Eddie Jordan Racing respectively. Senna built up a commanding advantage by winning the first nine races in succession, but a series of retirements for the Brazilian later in the year allowed Brundle to close the gap. The Brit took the points lead heading into the series finale, but Senna dominated the race to secure the title.


1983 British Formula Three Championship
Senna won 12 of the 20 races in the season [Winning 60% of that year's races], a record until Jan Magnussen won 14 of the 18 races in the 1994 season [Winning 78% of that year's races]. Both Senna and Brundle stepped up to F1 in 1984, joining Toleman and Tyrrell respectively.


1983 British Formula Three Championship
Other notable drivers from the year included future Le Mans winner Davy Jones, BTCC star David Leslie and Senna's future Lotus teammate Johnny Dumfries. 1983 was also the final season before 'Class B' was established, offering a separate prize for those competing in older cars.


1983 British Formula Three Championship, Race calendar and results
Brundle was ineligible to score points as he was using European specification tyres. Allen Berg therefore secured maximum points at this round.


1983 British Formula Three Championship, Championship Standings
Points in brackets include dropped scores – only the best 17 of 20 scores count towards the championship


1983 British Formula Three Championship, Championship Standings
European Championship race where the British runners had to use regulation Avon rubber to be eligible for British championship points.


1983 British Grand Prix
The 1983 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. It was the ninth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.


1983 British Grand Prix
The 67-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, after he started from third position. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-BMW, with Patrick Tambay third in a Ferrari. The win, Prost's third of the season, enabled him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to six points.


1983 British Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
The front row of the grid was filled by the Ferraris of René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay, Arnoux over 0.6 seconds ahead. Arnoux was the first driver ever to lap Silverstone in under 1:10. Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost was third in his Renault, with Elio de Angelis in the Lotus alongside him on the second row. The two Brabhams made up the third row with Riccardo Patrese ahead of Nelson Piquet, while on the fourth row were Eddie Cheever in the second Renault and Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS.


1983 British Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Completing the top ten were Andrea de Cesaris in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick in the Toleman. Further down the grid, the Spirit team with its Honda turbo engine made an impressive debut as Stefan Johansson qualified 14th, ahead of both McLarens and just one place behind reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in the Williams.


1983 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start of the race, Tambay moved ahead of Arnoux, while de Angelis quickly retired with a turbo failure. Cheever's engine failed on lap 4, while Johansson dropped out on lap 6 with fuel system problems. When Patrese's turbo gave up on lap 10, Piquet moved up to fourth behind the Ferraris and Prost, with de Cesaris fifth and Winkelhock sixth. Prost overtook Arnoux on lap 14, followed by Piquet five laps later. Then, on lap 20, Prost passed Tambay for the lead, with Piquet moving into second on lap 31.


1983 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In the later stages of the race, Winkelhock's engine failed and de Cesaris dropped behind teammate Mauro Baldi, while Nigel Mansell, who had qualified only 18th in the second Lotus, made a charge through the field, passing Arnoux for fourth on lap 48. At the chequered flag, Prost was 19 seconds ahead of Piquet with Tambay, Mansell, Arnoux and Niki Lauda completing the top six.


1983 British Grand Prix, Race, Race report
In the Drivers' Championship, Prost doubled his lead over Piquet to six points, with Tambay two points further back. Renault moved into the outright lead of the Constructors' Championship, three points ahead of Ferrari.


1983 British League season
The 1983 British League season was the 49th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 19th known as the British League.


1983 British League season, Summary
Cradley Heath Heathens won the league and cup double. Despite losing their double world champion Bruce Penhall to retirment the Cradley side performed just as well. Erik Gundersen, Simon Wigg and Lance King were now some of the world's leading riders and backed up by Phil Collins, Alan Grahame and Peter Ravn they were a formidable team. Even Penhall's replacement, a new signing from Denmark Jan O. Pedersen was already showing signs of a bright future.


1983 British League season, Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


1983 British League season, British League Knockout Cup
The 1983 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 45th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners.


1983 British League season, British League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
Cradley Heath were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 86-70.


1983 British League season, League Cup
The League Cup was split into North and South sections. The two-legged final was won by Belle Vue Aces beating Coventry Bees in the final 86-70 on aggregate.


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand
In 1983 the British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand for the first time since 1977. The Lions went down to a 4–0 whitewash for only the second time in history – the previous was also inflicted by the All Blacks on the 1966 Lions. Overall the Lions played eighteen matches, winning twelve and losing six. In addition to their four test defeats they also lost to the Auckland and Canterbury provincial unions.


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand
The tour was captained by Ciaran Fitzgerald, coached by Jim Telfer and managed by Willie John McBride. The tour lasted 18 matches and almost 3 months, between May and July 1983.


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, Injuries and replacements
In addition to the players originally selected, six players subsequently joined as replacements or cover for injured players;


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, First Test
NEW ZEALAND; Allan Hewson (Well), Stu Wilson (Well), Steven Pokere (Sthl), Bernie Fraser (Well), Warwick Taylor (Cant), Ian Dunn (N Auck), Dave Loveridge (Tar), Murray Mexted (Well), Jock Hobbs (Cant), Andy Haden (Auck), Gary Whetton (Auck), Mark Shaw (Man), John Ashworth (Cant), Andy Dalton (Count, cpt), Gary Knight (Man).


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, First Test
LIONS; MacNeill, Baird, Irwin, Ringland, Ackerman, Campbell, Holmes (rep Laidlaw),Stephens, Fitzgerald (cpt), Price, Paxton, Winterbotom, Norster, Colclough, Squire, .


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Second Test
NEW ZEALAND; Allan Hewson (Well), Stu Wilson (Well), Steven Pokere (Sthl), Bernie Fraser (Well), Warwick Taylor (Cant), Wayne Smith (Cant), Dave Loveridge (Tar), Murray Mexted (Well), Jock Hobbs (Cant), Andy Haden (Auck), Gary Whetton (Auck), Mark Shaw (Man), John Ashworth (Cant), Andy Dalton (Count, cpt), Gary Knight (Man).


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Second Test
LIONS; MacNeill, Baird, Irwin, Kiernan, Carleton, Campbell, Laidlaw, Jones, Fitzgerald (cpt), Price, Paxton (rep Beattie), Winterbotom, Norster, Colclough, O'Driscoll.


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Third Test
NEW ZEALAND; Allan Hewson (Well), Stu Wilson (Well), Steven Pokere (Sthl), Bernie Fraser (Well), Warwick Taylor (Cant), Wayne Smith (Cant) (rep Arthur Stone (Wai)), Dave Loveridge (Tar), Murray Mexted (Well), Jock Hobbs (Cant), Andy Haden (Auck), Gary Whetton (Auck), Mark Shaw (Man), John Ashworth (Cant), Andy Dalton (Count, cpt), Gary Knight (Man).


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Third Test
LIONS; Evans, Baird, Kiernan, Rutherford, Carleton, Campbell, Laidlaw, Jones, Fitzgerald (cpt), Price, Paxton, Winterbotom, Bainbridge, Colclough, Calder.


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Fourth Test
NEW ZEALAND; Allan Hewson (Well), Stu Wilson (Well), Steven Pokere (Sthl), Bernie Fraser (Well), Warwick Taylor (Cant), Ian Dunn (N Auck), Dave Loveridge (Tar), Murray Mexted (Well), Jock Hobbs (Cant), Andy Haden (Auck), Gary Whetton (Auck), Mark Shaw (Man), John Ashworth (Cant), Andy Dalton (Count, cpt), Gary Knight (Man).


1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, The matches, Fourth Test
LIONS; Evans, Baird (rep Ackerman), Irwin, Kiernan, Campbell (rep MacNeill), Laidlaw, Jones, Fitzgerald (cpt), Price, Paxton, Winterbotom, Bainbridge, Colclough, O'Driscoll.


1983 British National Track Championships
The 1983 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 30 July - 7 August 1983 at the Leicester Velodrome.


1983 British Rowing Championships
The 1983 National Rowing Championships was the 12th edition of the National Championships, held from 16–17 July 1983 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1983 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 26th season of the championship. Steve Soper driving a works Rover SD1 built by TWR was initially champion, but after he and the team was disqualified on a  technicality, Andy Rouse won his second drivers title in an Alfa Romeo GTV6.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Season overview
The sporting regulations changed to FIA sanctioned Group A specification, and three different classes competed for honours. TWR expanded their team and ran a trio of Rover Vitesses for Pete Lovett, Jeff Allam and Steve Soper. Austin Rover would also back Roger Dowson Engineering who ran Turbo Metros in Class B whilst Ford supported a semi-works Ford Escort outfit in Class C. GM/Opel entered a single Opel Monza for Tony Lanfranchi. Reigning champion Win Percy would once again drive for Toyota, this time at the wheel of a Supra Turbo. Meanwhile, Frank Sytner raced for the works BMW team.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Season overview
TWR dominated the season, winning all 11 races. The drivers had the races pretty much their own way until Sytner, who had fallen out with Walkinshaw and left TWR the previous season, protested the legality of the Rover cars to the governing body. In response, Walkinshaw protested Sytner's BMW which led to extended legal wrangling which would drag on until long after the season was over.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Season overview
Soper beat his more experienced team mates and won the outright championship, while Andy Rouse who had taken over the Alfa Romeo GTV6 run by Pete Hall won Class B after a season long dice with the Metros. In Class C, Alan Minshaw took the class honours in his Volkswagen Golf, seeing off the Ford challenge.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Season overview
However, six months after the championship was over, Sytner's protest was heard by a Tribunal of Enquiry, chaired by veteran legal counsel Lord Hartley Shawcross. The result was the RAC disqualified the Rover team entirely over bodywork irregularities and engine installation issues, handing the title to Rouse. In response, Austin Rover withdrew from the BSCC immediately as a works outfit to concentrate on competing in Europe, and would not return until 2001 under the guise of MG Rover.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Championship Standings, Drivers' Championship
Points were awarded on a 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top six finishers in each class, with one bonus point for the fastest lap in each class. In races where a class had less than four starters, points would be awarded to the top two finishers (6 & 4 respectively) with one point for the fastest lap. A driver's best nine scores counted towards the championship, dropped scores are shown in brackets. Positions are shown as overall/class.


1983 British Saloon Car Championship, Championship Standings, Drivers' Championship
Bold - Pole in classItalics - Fastest lap in class


1983 British Speedway Championship
The 1983 British Speedway Championship was the 23rd edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 1 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Chris Morton, with Michael Lee second and Andy Grahame winning a run-off against Kenny Carter, Peter Collins and John Davis for third.


1983 British Speedway Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1983 British Virgin Islands general election
General elections were held in the British Virgin Islands on 11 November 1983. The result was a victory for the opposition United Party in coalition with independent candidate Cyril Romney over the governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) led by former Chief Minister Lavity Stoutt. Each major party won four seats, and Cyril Romney was the sole remaining elected independent. Accordingly, Romney allegedly agree to join a coalition with whichever party would make him Chief Minister. The VIP declined to do so, but the UP eventually agreed thereby winning the election despite securing a smaller overall percentage of the vote.


1983 British Virgin Islands general election
Janice George served as the supervisor of elections. Turnout averaged 73.1% across the six districts that voted; the 1st District had the highest turnout (83.5%) and the 3rd District had the lowest (67.8%).


1983 British Virgin Islands general election
1983 was the second election after the Legislative Council had been expanded from seven district seats to nine. Astonishingly, just like the previous election, fully one third of the seats up for election were not contested, with only a single candidate standing in the 7th, 8th and 9th Districts. For the 7th and 8th Districts, this was the second consecutive general election when those seats went uncontested.


1983 British Virgin Islands general election
The election is also notable in that every single person who would ever serve as Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (excluding Premiers) (Stoutt, Wheatley, Romney and O'Neal) was elected during the 1983 general election.


1983 British Virgin Islands general election
Notable candidates who were elected for the first time included future Leader of the Opposition, E. Walwyn Brewley.


1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 July 1983 at the Silverstone Circuit.


1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The race was split into two races. Entering Stowe Corner on Lap 5, Norman Brown's Suzuki slowed with a mechanical problem. The motorcycle stayed to the inside, but was hit by Peter Huber's Suzuki. It was not until the end of Lap 5 that riders began to enter pit lane, as only a yellow and an oil flag was displayed, but not fully across the track. On Lap 6, officials ended up waving the red flag at the starting line. Brown died instantly, while Huber was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Oxford, where he was pronounced dead.


1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The race restarted as a split race. The first five completed laps were scored, and the remaining 23 laps were completed shortly after the track was cleared. The total time of the two races combined formed the aggregate time for the results.


1983 Brown Bears football team
The 1983 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.


1983 Brown Bears football team
In their eleventh and final season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 4–5–1 record and were outscored 237 to 204. John Daniel and J. Potter were the team captains.


1983 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record tied for third-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.


1983 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1983 Brownlow Medal
The 1983 Brownlow Medal was the 56th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Ross Glendinning of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-four votes during the 1983 VFL season.


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1983 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne,  Hertfordshire, England.


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 5 May 1983.


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
15 seats were contested (2 seats in Bury Green Ward)


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The Conservative Party made a gain from the Labour Party in Rye Park Ward.


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The SDP - Liberal Alliance made gains from the Conservative Party in Hoddesdon Town and Rosedale Wards


1983 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The political balance of the council following this election was:


1983 Bruce by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Bruce on 28 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP and former Opposition Leader Sir Billy Snedden.


1983 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1983 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1983 Bucknell Bison football team
In their ninth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–5–1 record. Ron Clark, Brad Henneman and Shane Snyder were the team captains.


1983 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1983 Buffalo Bills season
The 1983 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 14th season in the National Football League, and the 24th overall. It was the first of three seasons for head coach Kay Stephenson. Bills running back Joe Cribbs was both the Bills' leading rusher (1131 yards), and the team's leader in receptions and receiving yards (57 catches for 524 yards). The team looked to improve on its 4-5 record from 1982. With the NFL schedule back to 16 games, the Bills were a more competitive team during 1983. The team started 5-2 through its first 7 games. However, they would struggle the rest of the way, as they went 3-6 in its final 9 games en route to a mediocre 8-8 season. This season also saw the Bills beat the Dolphins in Miami for the first time since 1966, Miami's inaugural season.


1983 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL draft
The Bills drafted future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, the third of a record six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983 draft. Kelly would play for the USFL's Houston Gamblers from 1983–1985, before making his first start with the Bills in Week One of the 1986 season. The Bills later retired Kelly's #12, at the time the only number the franchise retired. Linebacker Darryl Talley played for twelve years with the Bills. He was a two-time Pro Bowler, in 1990 and 1991. He was inducted into the Bills Wall of Fame.


1983 Buffalo Bills season, Season summary, Week 9
The Bills knocked Ken Stabler out of the game at the end of the first quarter with a rib injury.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion
On the evening of December 27, 1983, firefighters in Buffalo, New York responded to a call regarding a propane gas leak. Shortly after their arrival, the propane ignited, leveling a warehouse and causing a wide swath of damage. Five firefighters and two civilians were killed in the blast, and left dozens more injured. The event remains the largest single day loss of life for the Buffalo Fire Department.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion, Explosion
At 20:23 hours, the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department responded to a reported propane leak in a four-story radiator warehouse located to the corner of North Division and Grosvenor streets. This building was a combination of Type III ordinary and Type IV heavy timber construction that was approximately 50 feet x 100 feet. Engine 32 was the first to arrive on scene and reported nothing showing. Shortly after Truck 5, Engine 1, and the Third Battalion arrived. Battalion Chief Supple assumed incident command.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion, Explosion
Thirty-seven seconds after the chief announced his arrival, the propane tank detonated. The explosion leveled the four-story building and demolished other structures within a four-block radius. Seriously damaged buildings were noted over a half a mile away. The ensuing fireball started buildings burning on a number of streets. A large gothic church on the next block had a huge section ripped out. A ten-story housing project several hundred feet away had every window broken. Engine 32 and Truck 5's firehouse, which was a half mile away from the explosion, had all its windows shattered.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion, Explosion
The force of the blast threw Ladder 5, an aerial tiller, nearly 35 feet into the front yard of a dwelling, instantly killing all five crew members (firefighters Mike Austin, Mickey Catanzaro, Red Lickfeld, Tony Waszkielewicz, and Matty Colpoys). Two civilians, Alfred and Jessie Arnold, were also killed as they sat in their living room of their home, which neighbored the warehouse. Engine 1 was thrown across the street, injuring the captain and driver inside the cab and pinning them inside among burning debris. Engine 32 was slammed against the warehouse, and buried in rubble. Eleven firefighters were injured in the initial blast, several of them critically. During the rescue efforts, 19 more firefighters were injured as a result of the adverse weather conditions. Over 150 civilians were transported to hospitals for injuries suffered in the explosion and many more were treated at the scene.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion, Cause
After an investigation, it was found the warehouse was housing an illegal 500 gallon propane tank. An employee was attempting to move the tank to another part of the warehouse when it slipped off the forklift, breaking the valve. The leaking gas filled the entire structure with propane and the gas found an unknown ignition source.


1983 Buffalo propane explosion, Memorial
There is now a memorial at fire call box 191 at the intersection of where the tragedy occurred. Each year on December 27, at 2020 hrs, the Fire Department rings out the alarm 1-9-1 to honor the five firefighters of Ladder 5.


1983 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1983 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 43rd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Spartak Varna on 3 April 1983 at Plovdiv Stadium in Plovdiv. CSKA won the final 4–0.


1983 Burlington mayoral election
The 1983 Burlington mayoral election was held March 1, 1983. Incumbent Mayor Bernie Sanders won with 52.12% of the popular vote against  Democratic nominee Judith Stephany and Republican nominee James Gilson.


1983 Burlington mayoral election
The Democratic Party unsuccessfully sought to give its mayoral nomination to multiple politicians before choosing Stephany, who had launched her campaign hours before the selection caucus. She would later state that her late entry into the campaign had contributed to her defeat. Despite him not being the Democratic nominee, three-quarters of Democratic voters surveyed reported supporting Sanders.


1983 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Independent
Following his election in the 1981 election Mayor Bernie Sanders faced difficulties with the city council of Burlington, Vermont, due to eleven of the thirteen members of the board of alderman opposing Sanders. The council would oppose measures proposed by Sanders and override his vetoes on legislation. Sanders formed a coalition between independents and the Citizens Party. Sanders announced on December 3, 1982, that he would seek reelection as mayor at Burlington's city hall. On January 22, 1983, the Citizen Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders, although Sanders ran as an independent. Sanders had strong support from middle and lower-income wards.


1983 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Democratic
The Democratic Party of Burlington, Vermont, faced difficulties finding a mayoral candidate as state Senator Thomas Crowley, Chittenden County Chief Deputy State's Attorney Harold Eaton Jr., and Alderman James Burns all declined to run for the Democratic nomination. State Senator Esther Sorrell considered running for the Democratic nomination and an unsuccessful attempt was made to draft state Senator Mark Kaplan. Lieutenant Governor Madeleine Kunin stated that she was not interesting in running for mayor despite polling showing her defeating Sanders.


1983 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Democratic
William H. Williams, a gas station owner, was the first person to announce a campaign for the mayoralty when he announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination in August 1982. State Representative Judith B. Stephany, who was serving as Minority Leader in the Vermont House of Representatives, announced her mayoral campaign hours before the Burlington Democratic caucus was set to select the party's mayoral nominee. Stephany won the Democratic nomination against Williams by a margin of three to one. Stephany initially chose to retain her seat and leadership position in the House of Representatives, but later announced that she would resign on January 30, 1983, to campaign for mayor.


1983 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Candidates, Republican
James Gilson, the chairman of the Burlington School Board of Commissioners, announced on November 8, 1982, that he would run for the mayoralty as a Republican. He formally announced his candidacy at Burlington's city hall on November 12. Gilson won the Republican nomination with unanimous support on January 20, 1983. Sanders proposed a campaign spending limit of $15,000, but Gilson rejected the offer.


1983 Burlington mayoral election, Campaign, Results
In the mayoral election Sanders defeated Stephany and Gilson. Stephany stated that her late entry into the election had contributed to her defeat. Gilson's result was seen as poor, and was largely attributed to him being a poor campaigner who was viewed as uncharismatic. Sanders spent $33,000 during the campaign.


1983 CARIFTA Games
The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983.


1983 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 108 medalists (63 junior (under-20) and 45 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries:  Antigua and Barbuda (3), Bahamas (26), Barbados (9), Bermuda (5), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guadeloupe (10), Jamaica (25), Martinique (11), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (10), US Virgin Islands (1).


1983 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded for the second time in the role to Laverne Eve from the Bahamas. As in 1982, she won 3 gold medals (shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw) in the junior (U-20) category.


1983 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). The medalists can also be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website.


1983 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary, Boys under 17 (Youth)
* One source states: Javelin only 600g rather than 700g.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 5th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 13 races. Al Unser was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was Teo Fabi. The 1983 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but an arrangement was made such that it counted towards the CART points championship. Tom Sneva won the Indy 500, after three previous runner-up finishes.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Al Unser jumped out to the early points lead, with second-place finishes in the first three races of the season. Unser finished second at Indianapolis to Tom Sneva, but not without some controversy. Rookie Al Unser Jr. was accused of blocking for his father, but Sneva prevailed, making the winning pass with ten laps to go. Unser won at Cleveland, finished second at the Michigan 500, and third at Road America. After 6 of 13 races, Unser had a 35-point lead over Tom Sneva in the standings.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Rookie Teo Fabi made headlines at Indianapolis, becoming the first rookie to win the pole since 1950. His car dropped out, however, with a failed fuel o-ring. After a mixed start to the year, Fabi's season came alive in July, winning his first career race at the Pocono 500. Fabi jumped from 8th in points to as high as second following his win at Mid-Ohio. Fabi began to whittle away at Unser's point lead. Unser was running consistently, and had no finish worse than 11th.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
In the next-to-last race of the season at Laguna Seca, Fabi dominated. He won the pole position and led 95 of 98 laps, winning his third race of the season. With only one race to go, Unser's point lead was down to 15 points. At the season finale in Phoenix, Fabi put in another dominating performance. He won the pole and led 138 of 150 laps. Fabi's championship hopes, however, fell just short as Al Unser came home 4th. Al Unser won the title by a mere 5 points over Fabi.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Other top stories from 1983 included Newman/Haas Racing joining the series with driver Mario Andretti plus a new chassis from Lola, and the rookie debut of Al Unser Jr. Though Unser Jr. did not win any races, he had ten top-10 finishes en route to 7th in points.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1983 CART World Series. All competitors utilized Goodyear tires.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Schedule
Of the notable changes to the schedule, there was the additions of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix which was formally a Formula One championship event and Laguna Seca Raceway. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio returned to the schedule after a 2 year hiatus, and finally starting this season there would only be one race per season at the Milwaukee Mile.


1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Schedule
O  Oval/Speedway R  Dedicated road course S  Temporary street circuit


1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 12th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1983. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced to  the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1983 CECAFA Cup
The 1983 CECAFA Cup was the 11th edition of the tournament. It was held in Kenya, and was won by the hosts Kenya. The matches were played between November 12–26.


1983 CFL Draft
The 1983 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where over 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of nine players were selected as territorial exemptions, with every team but Montreal making at least one selection during this stage of the draft.


1983 CFL season
The 1983 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 30th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 26th Canadian Football League season.


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
The CFL re-signed with Carling O'Keefe Breweries to another record television contract worth $33 million to cover a three-year period from 1983 to 1986.


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
The BC Lions opened their new stadium, BC Place this season, and with it, introduced shorter endzones to its stadium (20 yards in length as opposed to the then-standard 25 yards). This was because the floor of the stadium was too short to accommodate the 25 yard endzones; the shorter endzone length would become standard in the CFL three years later, in 1986.


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
The league's attendance levels reached an all-time high for all football games with 2,856,031. The Grey Cup game between the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions was played in front of 59,345 football fans at BC Place Stadium (the first lion gross gate).


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
In addition, CBC, CTV and Radio-Canada's coverage of the Grey Cup game attracted the largest viewing audience in television history for a Canadian sports program with 8,118,000.


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
The Toronto Argonauts won their first Grey Cup Championship since 1952. This would be the last season all three of the CFL's Ontario-based teams qualified for the playoffs until the 2015 season.


1983 CFL season, CFL News in 1983
Terry Greer set a pro football record for most receiving yards with 2,003.


1983 CFL season, Regular season standings, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1983 CFL season, Grey Cup playoffs
The Toronto Argonauts are the 1983 Grey Cup champions, defeating the BC Lions, 18–17, in front of their home crowd at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. This was Toronto's first championship in 31 years, ending the league's longest drought at that time. The Argonauts' Joe Barnes (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Carl Brazley (DB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. The Lions' Rick Klassen (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


1983 CFU Championship, Qualifying tournament, Group 1, First round
Both matches were played in Barbados due to political unrest in Surinam


1983 CFU Championship, Qualifying tournament, Group 2, First round
It is unknown whether the return round was ever played or not.


1983 CFU Championship, Qualifying tournament, Group 2, Second round
Fixture: Martinique  vs  Netherlands Antilles. Martinique won; no results known.


1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 2 March 1983 till 1 February 1984.


1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The teams were split in two zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, (as North and Central American sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.


1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Mexican club Atlante beat Surinamese Robinhood 6–1 on aggregate, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history.


1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 1983 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the first tournament in the Under-17 category organized by the CONCACAF. Trinidad and Tobago hosted the event between August 26 and September 3, and it was won by the United States.


1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.


1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). With Cal Poly Pomona dropping football at the end of the 1982 season, the WFC was down to four schools in 1983. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–2 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 248–249 for the season.


1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.


1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
The 1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Titans competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Gene Murphy. The home stadium in 1983 was supposed to be Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. However, only one of the three home games was played there. The other two games were moved to Glover Stadium in Anaheim due to weather issues.


1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
The Titans were winless in the conference in 1982, so the 1983 season was a big turnaround for the Titans. They finished the season as champion of the PCAA, with a 5–1 PCAA record and overall record of seven wins and five losses. As conference champion, they were invited to play in the California Bowl in Fresno, California against the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Northern Illinois Huskies.


1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, Cal State Fullerton's loss to UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 8–4, 6–0 PCAA.


1983 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team, Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Fullerton players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.


1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
The 1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward in the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).


1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
The Pioneers were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–3 NCAC). They were outscored by their opponents 159–163 for the 1983 season.


1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.


1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
The 1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.


1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1983 Matadors were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Keele. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Matadors outscored their opponents 205–200 for the season.


1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.


1983 Calder Cup playoffs
The 1983 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 5, 1983. The eight teams that qualified, four from each division, played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Division Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 19, 1983, with the Rochester Americans defeating the Maine Mariners four games to zero to win the Calder Cup for the fourth time in team history.