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Born on Monday January 17, 1983
- Cornelis Willem Pots, Leiderdorp
- Kees van Dijk
Died on Monday January 17, 1983
- Aagje Blokland (93), Amsterdam
- Adriana Gerarda Aplonia van Vliet (83), Udenhout
- Anna Maria Virginia Keyken (69), Geel, Antwerpen, België
- Annigje Uittenboogaard (93)
- Alberta Johanna Bosveld (73), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Agnes MAHON (70), Schaumburg, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Bernhard Kouwenberg
- Anthonius Rutgeris de Ruijter (84), Amsterdam
- Baartje Bruin (81), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Uittenboogaard (93), Zijderveld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1983 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1981 » Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer and manager
- 1982 » Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
- 1982 » Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
- 1983 » Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer
- 1983 » Johannes Herber, German basketball player
- 1983 » Marcelo Garcia, Brazilian martial artist
- 1983 » Rick Kelly, Australian race car driver
- 1984 » Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer
- 1985 » Betsy Ruth, American wrestler and manager
- 1985 » Pablo Barrientos, Argentinian footballer
Died on January 17
- 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
- 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
- 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
- 1981 » Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
- 1984 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
- 1987 » Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 1988 » Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
- 1991 » Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
- 1992 » Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)
- 1993 » Albert Hourani, English-Lebanese historian and academic (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 1983
- Jan
- Mark
- Michael
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jeroen
- Robert
- Bart
- David
- Peter
- Paul
- Thomas
- Dennis
- Martijn
- Maarten
- Christopher
Names that were popular for girls in 1983
- Maria
- Linda
- Jessica
- Kim
- Nicole
- Sarah
- Marieke
- Johanna
- Jennifer
- Anna
- Wendy
- Laura
- Elisabeth
- Saskia
- Ilona
- Ellen
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1983
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
- January 19 » Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia.
- February 18 » Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history.
- July 27 » Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
- September 15 » Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
- October 30 » The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.
- November 5 » Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.
Weather January 17, 1983
The temperature on January 17, 1983 was between 7.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.