1983
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
Alessandro Diamanti is an Italian professional football coach and former midfielder who is the manager for Melbourne City Youth.
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
The 1980s
Explore 5095 historical events from 1980–1989.
1983
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made …
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
1983
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
Tina Maze is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 201…
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
1983
Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east,…
Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
1983
Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, model, producer and dancer. She gained recognition as the first black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned…
Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
1983
Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis or the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is an island country located in the Caribbean cons…
Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
1983
Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
José Miguel Cabrera Torres, nicknamed Miggy, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who played 21 seasons in Major League …
Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
1983
David Freese, American baseball player
David Richard Freese is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009, where, two sea…
David Freese, American baseball player
1983
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for Hyundai Motorsport. He achieved his first WRC victory at the 2013 Rallye Deu…
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
1983
Joseph Addai, American football player
Joseph Kwaku Duah Addai Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Col…
Joseph Addai, American football player
1983
Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
Romeo Erwan Marius Castelen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
1983
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (died 2015)
Márton Fülöp was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (died 2015)
1983
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
Derek Leonard Roy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. L…
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1983
Henry Cavill, English actor
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel …
Henry Cavill, English actor
1983
Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
Daniel Alves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the mos…
Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
1983
Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She is known for starring in the drama film Precious (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making he…
Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
1983
Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
Trinley Thaye Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa.
Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
1983
Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish former professional tennis player. He is a two-time major singles quarterfinalist, making him by far the most successful male tennis player in Luxe…
Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1983
Matt Leinart, American football player
Matthew Stephen Leinart is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for t…
Matt Leinart, American football player
1983
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (died 2014)
Steven Joel Sotloff was an American-Israeli journalist. In August 2013, he was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria, and held captive by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (I…
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (died 2014)
1983
Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model
Holly Rachel Vukadinović, known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer, model, and a right-wing political commentator.
Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model
1983
Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor
Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing…
Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor
1983
Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
Yujiro Kushida is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, better known by his mononymous ring name Kushida. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW…
Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1983
Natalie Cassidy, English actress and singer
Natalie Ann Cassidy is an English actress and television personality. She played Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the award for Best Actress at the …
Natalie Cassidy, English actress and singer