The year in history
1983
Someone born in 1983 turns 43 in 2026
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade. 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
What happened in 1983
The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet).
The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins to win Super Bowl XVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The Balearic Islands and Madrid become Autonomous communities of Spain.
Tokyo Disneyland opens to the public.
Church Street bombing: A car bombing in Pretoria, South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb has been planted by members of Umkhonto we Sizwe, a military wing of the African National Congress.
Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women are hanged because they are members of the Baháʼí Faith.
The Orly Airport attack in Paris leaves eight dead and 55 injured.
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8 billion (2005 dollars) in damage.
Gulf Air Flight 771 crashes in the United Arab Emirates after a bomb explodes in the baggage compartment, killing 117.
The world's first commercial mobile cellular telephone call is made, in Chicago, United States.
1983 U.S. Senate bombing: A bomb explodes in the United States Senate with the intent to kill Republican senators; no one is injured. The perpetrators are members of the May 19th Communist Organization.
Two Spanish passenger planes collide on the foggy runway at a Madrid airport, killing 93 people.