What Happened on April 13, 1983

Historical Events

  • Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault
  • US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Famous Birthdays

  • Hunter Pence, American baseball player, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Schalk Burger, South African rugby union flanker (86 caps; Western Province, Stormers, Saracens RFC), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Born in 1983

Famous Deaths

  • Christmas Humphreys, English lawyer and prominent British Buddhist (Awakening of Zen), dies at 82
  • Gerry Hitchens, English footballer, dies at 48
  • Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (La plaça del diamant), dies at 74
  • Theodore Stephanides, Greek doctor and naturalist, dies at 87
1983 Highlights

About April 13, 1983

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 40 years, 11 months and 16 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aries

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