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February 14, 1983

On February 14, 1983, united American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud. The year's #1 song was "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Sean Taylor, Jamie Chung would arrive in the same year.

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1983

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The year in brief

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.

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What happened

On February 14, 1983

  1. 1983 United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.

    City in Tennessee, United States

    Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Tennessee River within the Appalachian Mountains, it is the largest city in the Grand Division of East Tennessee. Knoxville had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Tennessee.

Arrivals

Born on February 14, 1983

Callix Crabbe 1983– Virgin Islands American baseball player/coach (born 1983)
Rocky Elsom 1983– Australia international rugby union player
Bacary Sagna 1983– French footballer (born 1983)

Farewells

Died on February 14, 1983

Lina Radke German runner and coach (born 1903)

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Other moments from 1983

The class of 1983

Others born in 1983

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason 1983– Icelandic footballer
Sean Taylor 1983– American football player (died 2007)
Jamie Chung 1983– American actress
Andrew Dost 1983– American guitarist and songwriter
Ryan Merriman 1983– American actor
Hannes Sigurðsson 1983– Icelandic footballer

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