About the day » Sunday February 6, 1983Calender converter

• Brugdina-Louise Tigges (55), Zoersel/Bel
• Antje Vondeling (86), Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Sillen (65), Sittard
• Bernard Gerrit Heijdemann (52), Neede
• Antje Kerbof (86), Wagenborger
• ADRIAAN MATTHEUS den HAAN (87), SINT ANNALAND
• Berend Haddering (86), Borger, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antonius Jacobus den Brok (78), Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonie Baars (87), Bakel, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Cornelis Johannes Schepers (47), Heerle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1982 » Alice Eve, English actress
• 1982 » Elise Ray, American gymnast
• 1982 » Tank, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1983 » Brodie Croyle, American football player
• 1983 » Dimas Delgado, Spanish footballer
• 1983 » Jamie Whincup, Australian race car driver
• 1983 » Melrose Bickerstaff, American model and fashion designer
• 1983 » S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer
• 1984 » Darren Bent, English international footballer, forward
• 1984 » Piret Järvis, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1976 » Ritwik Ghatak, Bangladeshi-Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 1976 » Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1928)
• 1981 » Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (b. 1925)
• 1982 » Ben Nicholson, British painter (b. 1894)
• 1985 » James Hadley Chase, English-Swiss soldier and author (b. 1906)
• 1986 » Dandy Nichols, English actress (b. 1907)
• 1986 » Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1899)
• 1986 » Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912)
• 1987 » Julien Chouinard, Canadian lawyer and jurist (b. 1929)
• 1989 » Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (b. 1912)

• 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.
• May 26 » The 7.8 M_w  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
• July 21 » The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2°C (−128.6°F).
• July 23 » Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba.
• September 15 » Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
• November 15 » Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence. Recognized only by Turkey.
• December 4 » US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian Missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. 1 American pilot was killed, one was rescued and one is captured.

The temperature on February 6, 1983 was between 1.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.