About the day » Tuesday August 16, 1983Calender converter

• Ronald De Bakker, Hulst
• Maarten Aerts, Lier († 2021)
• Adam John Mouw, USA († 1983)
• Jacob Niek Broekema, Groningen, Diaconessenhuis

• Antonia Baart (88), Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Spekken (69), Anna Paulowna, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria (Cor) van der Voort (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alagonda Geertruida Lucieer (90), Goes
• Civile Royaards (80), Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alida Margaretha Schekkerman (83), Groningen
• Anna Giesen (85), Kerkrade (L
• "Gundelinde" Maria Josepha von Bayern (91), Schloss Moos, Kümmersbruck, Allemagne
• Catharina Jochems (74), Turnhout
• Adrianus Joannes Maria Rijven (75), Tilburg

• 1980 » Emerson Ramos Borges, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 » Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1981 » Roque Santa Cruz, Paraguayan footballer
• 1982 » Joleon Lescott, English footballer
• 1983 » Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player
• 1984 » Candice Dupree, American basketball player
• 1984 » Didier Cuche, Swiss skier
• 1984 » Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer
• 1984 » Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater
• 1985 » Cristin Milioti, American actress

• 1977 » Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)
• 1978 » Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)
• 1979 » John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
• 1983 » Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
• 1984 » Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)
• 1989 » Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)
• 1990 » Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)
• 1991 » Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)

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. Marieke
8. Johanna
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 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
• March 2 » Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.
• March 21 » The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.
• June 18 » Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
• September 26 » Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race.
• 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 August 16, 1983 was between 12.7 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.