Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1983 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Great London Tornado - 1091, Battle of Fornham - 1173, Battle of Neville Cross - 1346, Regicides Executed - 1660, London Beer Flood - 1814, 1st Professional Golf Tournament - 1860, First Motoring Offences in Britain - 1895, First Full-Scale British Air-raid - 1917, World’s First Fully Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Opened - 1956, Hatfield Rail Crash - 2000
Famous and historic events from 1983
1000th Top of the Pops
21 IRA men escape from Maze Prison
Brinks Mat Robbery
England Fans Riot in Luxembourg
Helicopter Crashes off Scilly
IRA bomb Harrods
Shergar kidnapped
Walton Sextuplets Born
Famous Britons born in 1983
Alan Campbell
Amy Winehouse
Anna Watkins
Ben Maher
Ed McKeever
Helen Skelton
Matthew Langridge
Mo Farah
Nicole Cooke
Professor Green
Reggie Yates
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