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October 30, 1983

On October 30, 1983, the first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held. 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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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 October 30, 1983

  1. 1983 The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.

    General elections were held in Argentina on 30 October 1983, marking the return of constitutional rule following the self-styled National Reorganization Process dictatorship installed in 1976. 6%.

  2. 1983 A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Turkish provinces of Erzurum and Kars leaves approximately 1,340 people dead.

    Earthquake in eastern Turkey

    The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time. 6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Reuters reports that about 1,340 people have died and 50 settlements in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars have been demolished by the earthquake.

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Born on October 30, 1983

Trent Edwards 1983– American football player (born 1983)
Iain Hume 1983– Canadian soccer player and manager
Maor Melikson 1983– Israeli footballer

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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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