About the day » Friday July 15, 1983Calender converter

• Abby Rae Hoogeveen, Willmar, Kandiyohi Minnesota
• Olaf Victor van der Horst, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Eva Anthonissen, Brasschaat, Antwerpen, België († 1983)
• Aurelie Vedder (Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder), Leiden, Nederland († 2003)
• Michiel Beijer, Nijmegen († 1991)
• Crystal Marie HORNICK, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1983)

• Christiaan Hubertus Pennings (71), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries Johannes van Ham (70), Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida van Leeuwen (86), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Willigen (87)
• Abramo Valantino Bianchi (90), of Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States
• Clarence Earl Depee (68)
• Antonia Müller (53), Sneek, Nederland
• Antonia (Tôni) Muller (53), Sneek, 8601, Nederland
• Cornelis BRANDS (79)
• Beulah Matha Owen (77), Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, Verenigde Staten

• 1982 » Aída Yéspica, Venezuelan model and actress
• 1982 » Alan Pérez, Spanish cyclist
• 1982 » Julien Canal, French racing driver
• 1982 » Neemia Tialata, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 » Heath Slater, American wrestler
• 1983 » Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
• 1983 » Salvatore Iovino, American racing driver
• 1983 » Will Rudge, English cricketer
• 1984 » Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer
• 1984 » Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Slovak skier

• 1976 » Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1977 » Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (b. 1933)
• 1979 » Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico, 1964-1970 (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Frédéric Dorion, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1898)
• 1982 » Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1926)
• 1986 » Billy Haughton, American harness racer and trainer (b. 1923)
• 1988 » Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (b. 1906)
• 1989 » Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
• 1990 » Margaret Lockwood, English actress (b. 1916)
• 1990 » Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (b. 1920)

• 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.
• March 1 » First collection of twelve Swatch models was introduced in Zürich, Switzerland.
• March 11 » Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
• July 25 » Black July: Thirty-seven Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by the fellow Sinhalese prisoners.
• October 13 » Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
• December 31 » In Nigeria a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic.
• December 31 » The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.

The temperature on July 15, 1983 was between 12.5 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 22.4 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.