About the day » Sunday February 6, 1983Calender converter

• Bertha Johanna Josephina Helleganger (80), Heemstede
• Della (Dollie) W Harp (80), Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Antonie Baars (87), Bakel
• Anna Maria Sillen (65), Sittard
• Brugdina-Louise Tigges (55), Zoersel/Bel
• Arie Pieter Zoetemeijer (71), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Schepers (47), Heerle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Wytzes Kootstra (88), Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Jacobus den Brok (78), Schaijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Mattheus den Haan (87), Sint-Annaland, Zeeland, 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)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Michael
4. Pieter
5. Johannes
6. Jeroen
7. Robert
8. Bart
9. David
10. Peter
11. Paul
12. Thomas
13. Maarten
14. Martijn
15. Dennis
16. Christopher

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Jessica
4. Kim
5. Nicole
6. Sarah
7. Johanna
8. Marieke
9. Jennifer
10. Anna
11. Wendy
12. Laura
13. Elisabeth
14. Saskia
15. Ilona
16. Ellen

• 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.
• February 8 » The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
• March 16 » Demolition of the Ismaning radio transmitter, the last wooden radio tower in Germany.
• August 21 » Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
• September 19 » Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
• September 26 » Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race.
• October 30 » The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.

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.