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• Uschi Beertens, Maaseik († 2018)
• Cindy Velders, Brouwershaven,Schouwen-Duiveland,Zeeland,Nederland († 2011)

• Charles Evarist (peet Koarle) Goethals (92), Waarschoot
• Elisabeth Bakker (84), Capelle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Johanna Hooijmans (88), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amadeu Antunes Ferreira (65), Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
• Cesarine Labijn (79)
• Anna M van Anken (87)
• Christian Louis Bull (82), Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
• Aart Jonker (94)
• Anna Catharina Helena Maria Kuijken (83), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berend Reuhman (85), Den Haag

• 1981 » Lucy Aharish, Israeli journalist and actress
• 1981 » Sebastián Decoud, Argentinian tennis player
• 1982 » Alessandro Cibocchi, Italian footballer
• 1982 » Alfredo Talavera, Mexican footballer
• 1982 » Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1982 » Leono, Mexican wrestler
• 1983 » Giulio Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 » Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
• 1984 » Anthony Gonzalez, American football player and politician
• 1984 » Dizzee Rascal, British hip hop musician

• 1968 » Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
• 1970 » Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)
• 1974 » Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (b. 1922)
• 1975 » Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (b. 1907)
• 1977 » Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (b. 1888)
• 1980 » Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (b. 1890)
• 1987 » Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
• 1988 » Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (b. 1901)
• 1992 » Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (b. 1905)
• 1997 » Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (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.
• February 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
• February 28 » The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
• April 4 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
• April 12 » Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago.
• August 18 » Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
• October 25 » The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.

The temperature on September 18, 1983 was between 10.6 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 11.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.