Events Date 1983 November | History by KabAstro

Thriller

Nov 2 "Thriller" single released worldwide by Michael Jackson

Nov 2 Archbishop Hickey conducts papal investigation of Archbishop Hunthausen of Seattle

Event of Interest

Nov 2 US President Ronald Reagan signs bill establishing Dr Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King Jr.

Nov 3 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency (D)
Nov 3 Nashville Network begins on cable TV
Nov 4 Bomb attack on Israeli headquarter in Tyrus Lebanon, 60 killed

Hearts and Bones

Nov 4 Warner Bros. Records releases "Hearts and Bones", the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon

Nov 4 Washington Capitals first NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4
Nov 5 NY Rangers & Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period
Nov 5 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden
Nov 6 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California
Nov 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneer James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings
Nov 6 Turkish General Election won by Turgut Özals' Moederland Party wins in first elections since 1980 coup [1]
Nov 7 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd NY Giant record 56 yard field goal
Nov 7 Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
Nov 8 Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky
Nov 8 STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad
Nov 8 Wilson Goode (D) elected 1st black mayor of Philadelphia
Nov 9 Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped
Nov 9 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center

Hagler vs. Durán

Nov 10 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler retains world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous points decision over Roberto Durán at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; first time Hagler taken the distance as champion

Amen Corner

Nov 10 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", opens at Nederlander Theatre; runs for 28 performances

Nov 10 US Federal government shut down
Nov 11 1st US cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain
Nov 11 Australian cricket wicketkeeper/batsman Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test debut vs Pakistan at WACA, Perth

Reagan's Legislature Address

Nov 11 President Reagan became 1st US President to address Japanese legislature

Nov 12 4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas
Nov 12 NJ Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3
Nov 14 First cruise missile placed at Greenham Common, England

Bossy's Hat Trick

Nov 15 75th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy

Nov 15 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed

Dev's 9-83

Nov 16 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 v WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose

Nov 17 "La Tragedie de Carmen" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 187 performances

Yentl

Nov 17 Film "Yentl" produced, directed by Barbra Streisand, starring Streisand and Mandy Patinkin premieres, based on play and story by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand

Stage and Screen Actor and Singer Mandy Patinkin

Nov 17 Harm Wiersma retains checkers world championship
Nov 17 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game
Nov 18 Argentina announces its ability to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons
Nov 18 MGM/UA releases nostalgic holiday film "A Christmas Story", starring Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin, based on anecdotes from humorist Jean Shepherd

"A Mickey Mouse Organization"

Nov 19 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"

Jan Kurri

Nov 19 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game

Nov 19 Robert Whitney (79) conducts his final concert, leading the Louisville Orchestra at the opening of the Whitney Concert Hall at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky

Terms of Endearment

Nov 20 "Terms of Endearment" from the book by Larry McMurtry, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger premieres in New York (Best Picture 1984)

Nov 20 100 million watch ABC TV movie "The Day After" about nuclear war

NASCAR Cup

Nov 20 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins

Nov 20 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0

Marilyn: An American Fable

Nov 20 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 17 performances

Nov 20 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
Nov 21 "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances
Nov 23 Soyuz T-9 lands
Nov 23 USSR leaves weapon disarmament talks

The Colour of Magic

Nov 24 "The Colour of Magic" by Terry Pratchett published by Colin Smythe in the UK, 1st book in the Discworld series

Nov 24 PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
Nov 24 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson for the West Indies vs India in Bombay

Holmes vs. Frazier

Nov 25 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

Nov 25 Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
Nov 25 Syria & Saudi Arabia announce cease-fire in PLO civil war in Tripoli
Nov 26 World's greatest robbery; 26 million pounds (sterling) worth of gold, diamonds and cash stolen from Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England
Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17; Argos' first Grey Cup victory in 31 years
Nov 27 Colombian jetliner Boeing 747 crashes in Madrid killing 181
Nov 27 Desmond Haynes out handled the ball v India
Nov 28 9th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 6 launches
Nov 29 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Nov 30 Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advises team to let Blazers break their scoring record
Nov 30 Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam
Nov 30 Radio Shack announces Tandy Model 2000 computer (80186 chip)
Nov 30 Raúl Alfonsín wins Argentine presidential election
Nov 30 Sam Shepards "Fool for love" premieres in NYC