1983

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 - 1983 - 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

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Events

• Barbara McClintock receives Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of the first transposons in corn (zea mays) in 1940.
• Internet Domain Name System invented by Paul Mockapetris
• Democratic reform in power in Argentina.
• October 25 United States invade Grenada.

Births

• Roberto Colicchio, Italian famous boy

Deaths

• September 25 - Leopold III of Belgium
• Buckminster Fuller, American architect
• Joan Miro
• Herge, Belgian writer-artist

Sport

• January 30 - Super Bowl XVII Washington Redskins (27) def. Miami Dolphins (17)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, William Alfred Fowler
• Chemistry - Henry Taube
• Medicine - Barbara McClintock
• Literature -William Golding
• Peace - Lech Walesa
• Economics - Gerard Debreu