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February 22, 1983

On February 22, 1983, the notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. 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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On February 22, 1983

  1. 1983 The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

    Type of theatre in New York City

    Broadway theatre, or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world.

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Born on February 22, 1983

Brian Duensing 1983– American baseball pitcher (born 1983)
Clint McKay 1983– Australian cricketer (born 1983)
Iliza Shlesinger 1983– American comedian and actress (born 1983)
Shaun Tait 1983– Australian cricketer (born 1983)

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Died on February 22, 1983

Elsewhere that year

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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