1983 in the United States

1983 in the United States
Events from the year 1983 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
Senate Majority Leader: Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
Congress: 97th (until January 3), 98th (starting January 3)
Events
January
January 1 – The New Jersey Transit Police Department is created in the state of New Jersey.
January 2 – The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway, New York City.
January 3 – Kilauea begins slowly erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii. On December 5, 2018, after 90 days of inactivity from the volcano, the eruption that started in 1983 was declared to be over.
January 18 – The International Olympic Committee restores Native American athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
January 19 – Apple Inc. releases the Apple Lisa personal computer.
January 25 – President Reagan delivers his second State of the Union Address to the 98th Congress.
January 26 – Lotus 1-2-3 is released for IBM-PC compatible computers.
January 30 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins by a score of 27–17 in Super Bowl XVII.
February
February 18 – Wah Mee massacre: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in Seattle, Washington.
February 23
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intention to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
Failure of automatic shut-down at Salem Nuclear Power Plant, New Jersey, USA.
February 24 – A special commission of the Congress of the United States releases a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
February 28 – The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, setting a new record for most-watched television broadcast in American history.
March
March 3 – Musician/TV host Peter Ivers is fatally bludgeoned by an intruder in his Los Angeles apartment. The perpetrator is never identified.
March 8 – IBM releases the IBM PC XT.
March 9 – Anne Burford resigns as head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency amid scandal.
March 22 – Judith Neelley is convicted of the kidnap and murder of 13 year old Lisa Millican in Georgia and sentenced to death. Her sentence is later reduced to life imprisonment.
March 23 – Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. The media dub this plan "Star Wars".
March 25
Motown celebrates its 25th anniversary with the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, during which Michael Jackson performs Billie Jean and introduces the moonwalk.
Rob Lowe's film The Outsiders is released.
April
April 11 – The 55th Academy Awards, hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor and Walter Matthau, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Richard Attenborough's Gandhi receives 11 nominations and wins eight awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Louis Gossett Jr. also becomes the first African-American actor to win Best Supporting Actor for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman.
April 18
The April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut kills 63 people.
The Disney Channel is initiated on American cable TV.
April 25 – Manchester, Maine schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov, after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
May
May 2 – The 6.2 Coalinga earthquake shakes central California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 94 injuries and $10 million in losses.
May 17 – Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
May 25
National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan, exactly four years after Etan Patz's disappearance.
Return of the Jedi, the 3rd of the projected 12 Star Wars films produced by George Lucas, is released in the United States. The original Star Wars was released 6 years to the day previously on May 25, 1977.
May 27 – Benton fireworks disaster: A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory in Benton, Tennessee kills 11 and injures one.
May 28 – The 9th G7 summit begins in Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 29
Tom Sneva wins the Indianapolis 500 motor race
Neil Bonnett wins the 24th running of the world 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
May 31 – The Philadelphia 76ers sweep the Los Angeles Lakers in four games to win the championship for the 1982–83 NBA season. Philadelphia's Moses Malone is named NBA Finals MVP.
June
June – Throughout the local summer, many Midwestern American states are affected by a severe drought that causes water shortages.
June 4 – Fugitive tax protester Gordon Kahl, who has been on the run for four months, is killed in a shootout with police in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff.
June 13 – Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the Solar System.
June 16 – Cork Graham is caught off the Vietnamese island of Phú Quốc looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd. He is convicted and imprisoned until 1984 for illegal entry.
June 18 – STS-7: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
July
July 7 – Samantha Smith flies to the Soviet Union (see April 25).
July 23 – Diana Ross's concert at The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park, attended by 800,000 fans, is cut short by a massive lightning storm.
July 25 – The world's first dedicated hospital ward for HIV/AIDS patients opens at San Francisco General Hospital.
August
August 1 – America West Airlines begins operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
August 18 – Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 22 and causing over US$3.8 billion (2005 dollars) in damage.
August 24 – The Philadelphia Arena is destroyed by arson.
August 30 – STS-8: Space Shuttle Challenger carries Guion S. Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, into space.
September
September 1 – Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board are killed, including U.S. Representative Larry McDonald.
September 5 – Tom Brokaw becomes lead anchor for NBC Nightly News.
September 15 – Huey Lewis and the News's album Sports is released.
September 16 – President Ronald Reagan announces that the Global Positioning System (GPS) will be made available for civilian use.
September 17 – Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
September 18 – U.S. heavy metal band Kiss officially appears in public without makeup for the first time on MTV.
October
October 4
Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph, driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
The first Hooters restaurant opens in Clearwater, Florida.
October 16 – World Series: The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 in Game 5, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 3rd World Championship.
October 23 – Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroy both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
October 25
United States troops invade Grenada at the behest of Eugenia Charles of Dominica, a member of the Organization of American States.
Microsoft Word is first released.
October 28 – The 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake shook central Idaho with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing two deaths, three injuries, and $12.5 million in losses.
November
November 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: At the White House Rose Garden, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating a federal holiday on the third Monday of every January to honor American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. It is first observed in 1986.
Chrysler introduces the Dodge Caravan, the first "minivan".
November 3 – The Reverend Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.
November 7 – 1983 U.S. Senate bombing A bomb explodes in the United States Senate with the intent to kill Republican senators however nobody was killed. The perpetrators were part of the May 19th Communist Organization.
November 10
The anticancer drug etoposide is approved by the FDA, leading to a curative treatment regime in the field of combination chemotherapy of testicular carcinoma.
Star 80 released: A film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Snider on August 14, 1980.
November 11 – Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. president to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
November 13 – The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners.
November 14 – The immunosuppressant cyclosporine is approved by the FDA, leading to a revolution in the field of transplantation.
November 16 – A jury in Gretna, Louisiana acquits Ginny Foat of the murder of Argentine businessman Moses Chaiyo.
November 18 – A Christmas Story is released.
December
December 2 – Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It becomes the most often repeated and famous music video of all time, increasing his own popularity and record sales of the album Thriller.
December 4 – United States Navy aviator Lt's. Mark Lange and Bobby Goodman are shot down in an A-6 Intruder over Lebanon and captured by Syrians; Lt. Lange dies of his injuries; Lt. Goodman is released 30 days later after the intervention of the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
December 13 – The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.
December 24 – Miles City, Montana sets the record for the highest mean sea level pressure in the contiguous US with a reading of 31.42 inHg (1064 mb).
December 27 – A propane explosion in Buffalo, New York kills five firefighters and two civilians.
December 29 – The Reverend Jesse Jackson travels to Syria to secure the release of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who had been in Syrian captivity since being shot down over the country during a reconnaissance mission.
December 31 – The Apple Macintosh television advertisement is released.
Undated
McDonald's introduces the McNugget.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program is launched.
The economy begins a robust recovery following the early 1980s recession.
Flashdance and Return of the Jedi are box-office hits.
Kellogg's introduces Crispix cereal.
Kary Mullis discovers polymerase chain reaction while working for Cetus.
Chrysler starts production on the first minivans: the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager.
The Cabbage Patch Kids dolls make their national debut, their popularity leads to the Cabbage Patch riots.
First Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites is held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
A severe drought affects the Midwest, Great Plains and parts of the Southern United States between May and September.
Kam Controls company is founded in Houston, Texas.
Nutricia North America, a specialized medical nutrition company is founded.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Sport
May 14 – Portland Winter Hawks become the First American team to win the Memorial Cup by defeating the Oshawa Generals 8 to 3. The Final game is played at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon
Births
January
January 2
Kate Bosworth, actress
Anthony Carrigan, actor
Ben Driebergen, Marine veteran and television personality
Jesse Taylor, mixed martial artist
January 4
Patrick Aleph, singer/songwriter, writer, and rabbi
Robbie Bina, ice hockey player
Will Bynum, basketball player
Spencer Chamberlain, singer/songwriter and frontman for Underoath
January 5 – Sean Dockery, basketball player
January 6
Johnny Bedford, mixed martial artist
Adam Burish, hockey player
January 7
Tosin Abasi, Nigerian-born musician for Animals As Leaders
Brett Dalton, actor
Natalie Gulbis, golfer
Robert Ri'chard, actor
January 8 – Chris Masters, wrestler and actor
January 9
Andy Barron, photographer
Brandon Boggs, baseball player
January 10 – Tom Gilbert, hockey player
January 11
Turner Battle, basketball player
Sarah Blacker, singer/songwriter
January 12 – Eleni Benson, American-born Greek footballer
January 13
William Hung, singer and motivational speaker
Brianne Moncrief, actress
January 14 – Rodney Billups, basketball player
January 15 – Tim Andrews, stock car racing driver
January 18 – Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-born actor, comedian, television host, and writer
January 19 – Meredith Andrews, Christian music artist and songwriter
January 20
Matt Albers, baseball player
Georgina Bloomberg, equestrian, philanthropist, and owner of the equestrian team New York Empire
January 21 – Alex Acker, American-born Italian basketball player
January 22 – Shaun Cody, football player
January 23
Nick Antosca, writer, producer, and novelist
J. J. Arrington, football player
Eric Bassey, football player
January 24
Diane Birch, singer/songwriter
Frankie Grande, actor, dancer, television personality, and producer
Scott Speed, formula one driver
January 25 – Brian Armstrong, business executive and CEO of Coinbase
January 26 – Tyler August, politician
January 27
Deon Anderson, football player
Nathan Dahm, politician
Gavin Floyd, baseball player
January 28
Titus Adams, football player
Daniel Davison, musician and drummer, co-founder of Norma Jean
Brian Michael Smith, Actor
January 30
Derek Bloom, drummer for From First to Last
Abram Boise, television personality
January 31 – Elizabeth Armstrong, water polo player
February
February 1
Ronnie Kroell, fashion model, actor, and singer
Andrew VanWyngarden, singer/songwriter and guitarist
February 3
Richard Bartel, football player
Hillary Scott, pornographic actress
February 4 – Hannibal Buress, comedian
February 5
John Iadarola, left-wing pundit
Vanessa Rousso, poker player, attorney, DJ, and television personality
February 6
Melrose Bickerstaff, financial advisor, fashion model, and fashion designer
Michael Robinson, football player
February 7 – Scott Feldman, baseball player
February 8
Burke Badenhop, baseball player
Jermaine Blackburn, basketball player
Jim Verraros, singer and actor
February 10
Kenny Adeleke, Nigerian-born basketball player
Chad Bartlomé, soccer player
Vic Fuentes, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Pierce the Veil
Joe Sempolinski, politician
February 11 – Victor Adeyanju, football player
February 13
Klayton Adams, football player and coach
Luke Barnett, actor, writer, and producer
February 14 – Julia Ling, actress
February 15
Nathan Ball, basketball player
Eddie Basden, basketball player
Elijah Behnke, politician
February 16
Benjamin Benditson, soccer player
John Magaro, actor
February 17
Mark Arabo, human rights activist
Kevin Rudolf, singer/songwriter and record producer
February 18
Troy Bienemann, football player
Jason Maxiell, basketball player
Wrenn Schmidt, actress
February 19
Dan Barry, wrestler
Brad Kilby, baseball player
Ryan Whitney, hockey player
Jawad Williams, basketball player
February 20
Kayla Bashore Smedley, field hockey player
Justin Verlander, baseball player
February 22
Ytai Abougzir, Israeli-born tennis player
Carlos Fisher, baseball player
Iliza Shlesinger, comedian
February 23 – Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor
February 24 – Matt McGinley, drummer for Gym Class Heroes
February 26 – Kara Monaco, model and television personality
February 27
Taye Biddle, football player
Chaim Bloom, sports executive and Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox
Devin Harris, basketball player
Kate Mara, actress
February 28 – Linda Király, American-born Hungarian singer/songwriter
March
March 1 – Sam Bishop, soccer player
March 2 – Adam Conover, comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host
March 3 – Brent Almond, producer
March 4 – Jessica Heap, actress
March 5
Marvin Allen, English-born football player
Torben Bernhard, filmmaker and rap artist
March 7
Raquel Alessi, actress
Steven B. Grant, politician
Taylor Tankersley, baseball player
March 9
Bobby Campo, actor
Clint Dempsey, soccer player
Victor Gojcaj, actor
March 10
Janet Mock, author and activist
Carrie Underwood, country singer
March 11 – Melissa Rycroft, television personality and reality television contestant
March 12
Todd Bates, football player and coach
Ron Funches, actor, comedian, and writer
March 14 – Taylor Hanson, singer and keyboard player for Hanson
March 15 – Peter Atencio, director
March 16
Kevin Bookout, basketball player
Jon-Michael Ecker, actor
Stephanie Gatschet, actress
March 17
Atit Shah, producer
Timothy Thatcher, wrestler
March 18
Bradley Bell, keyboardist for Chiodos
Kyle Downes, actor
Brendan Schaub, mixed martial artist
March 19
Matt McJunkins, bassist and vocalist for A Perfect Circle
Nicole Muirbrook, actress and model
Matt Sydal, wrestler
Zac Woodfin, football player and coach
March 20
Patrick Afif, football player
Michael Cassidy, actor
March 21 – Clint Ingram, football player
March 23 – Patrick Beilein, basketball player and coach
March 27 – Shawntinice Polk, basketball player (d. 2005)
March 29
Anthony Armstrong, football player
Donald Cerrone, mixed martial artist
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (2017–present)
Tom McNamara, politician, mayor of Rockford, Illinois (2017–present)
March 30
Annie Bersagel, long-distance runner and lawyer
Zach Gowen, wrestler
Patrick Murphy, politician
March 31 – Melissa Ordway, actress and model
April
April 1
Jacob Appelbaum, journalist, computer security researcher, artist, and hacker
Matt Lanter, actor and model
Sean Taylor, football player (d. 2007)
April 2
Karlous Miller, comedian
Yung Joc, rapper
April 3 – Errol Barnett, British-born news anchor and journalist
April 4
Eric André, comedian, actor, and television host
Charles Bennett, football player
Amanda Righetti, actress
April 5 – Phil Bolton, rugby player
April 6
Artosis, esports commentator and Twitch streamer
Diora Baird, actress
Jeremy Bolm, singer and frontman for Touché Amoré
Bobbi Starr, pornographic actress
April 7 – Veronica Alvarez, baseball player
April 8 – Levy Tran, actress and model
April 9
Devin Barclay, football player
Donovan Richards, politician
April 10
Gabriel Arana, journalist
Janelle Asselin, comic book editor and writer
Sherman Austin, anarchist and musician
Jamie Chung, actress and reality star
Ryan Merriman, actor
April 12
Rufus Alexander, football player
Judy Marte, actress and producer
April 13 – Jay Bezel, rapper
April 14
Jon Bernad, artist and producer
Jeff Fiorentino, baseball player
April 15
Colin Allred, politician and football player
Blu, rapper and record producer
April 17 – Guy Reschenthaler, politician
April 18 – Jordan Beck, football player
April 19 – Joe Mauer, baseball player
April 20
Jason Avant, football player
Alison Bartosik, Olympic swimmer
Benjah, songwriter and producer
Tan France, English-born fashion designer, entrepreneur, and television personality
April 21
Dario Hunter, rabbi, lawyer and politician
Tarvaris Jackson, football player
April 22
Remi Ayodele, football player
Francis Capra, actor
Matt Jones, football player
April 23
Mike Bell, football player
Carl Higbie, Navy SEAL, author, and political commentator
Aaron Hill, actor
April 24
Madeline Ashby, American-born Canadian science fiction writer
Daniel Barone, baseball player
Will Champlin, singer/songwriter
Alexis Ohanian, internet entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Reddit
April 26 – Adam Gregg, politician, 47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
April 27
Corey Harrison, businessman and reality star
Greg Miller, media personality
April 28
Emily Azevedo, bobsledder
Julia Bachison, beauty pageant titleholder
Sam Jones III, actor
April 29
Megan Boone, actress
Jay Cutler, football player
Sam Jones III, actor
David Lee, basketball player
April 30 – Stevie Aiello, songwriter, musician, and record producer
May
May 2 – Gaius Charles, actor
May 3
Joseph Addai, football player
Brian Alexander, water polo player
Ari Magder, actor (d. 2012)
May 4 – Brad Bufanda, actor (d. 2017)
May 6
Seyi Abolaji, Nigerian-born soccer player
Reid W. Barton, mathematician
Adrianne Palicki, actress
Doron Perkins, basketball player
Gabourey Sidibe, actress
May 8 – Florent Groberg, French-born U.S. Army veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor recipient
May 9 – Tyler Lumsden, baseball player
May 10 – Chad Barefoot, politician
May 11
Matt Baker, football player and coach
Brett Basanez, football player
Daizee Haze, wrestler
Shannon M. Kent, United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer and cryptologic technician, killed in the 2019 Manbij bombing (d. 2019)
Matt Leinart, football player
May 12 – Brett Wiesner, soccer player (d. 2014)
May 13 – Tim Brennan, guitarist for Dropkick Murphys
May 14 – Amber Tamblyn, actress
May 15
The Kid Mero, media personality
Joseph Pepper, guitarist for Cartel
Clint Sammons, baseball player
Michael Schlossberg, politician
May 17
Jayson Blair, actor
Channing Frye, basketball player
Ginger Gonzaga, actress
May 18 – Michael Behenna, U.S. Army Lieutenant
May 19 – Adam Schindler, mixed martial artist
May 20 – Michaela McManus, actress
May 21 – Leva Bates, wrestler
May 22
John Hopkins, MotoGP racer
Jordan Mancino, drummer for As I Lay Dying and Wovenwar
May 23
Federico Bianchi, soccer player
Josh Pace, basketball player
Alex Shelley, wrestler
May 26
Mark Anderson, football player
Pat Grassley, politician
May 27 – Bobby Convey, soccer player
May 28
Active Child, singer/songwriter and record producer
Jay Alford, football player
Roman Atwood, YouTuber and prankster
Megalyn Echikunwoke, actress
Aaron Rosa, mixed martial artist
Cory Wade, baseball player
May 30
Duane Bastress, mixed martial artist
Darryl Blackstock, football player
May 31
Lorenzo Alexander, football player
David Hernandez, singer
Michael Lynche, singer
June
June 1 – Phillip Alexander, football player
June 2
Delia Ramirez, politician
Brooke White, singer
June 4 – Jon Alston, football player, film director, screenwriter and film producer
June 5
Jason Bedrick, politician
Bill Bray, baseball player
June 6
Adam Hendershott, actor
Kellen Clemens, football player
June 7
Saad Awad, mixed martial artist
Ryan Bader, mixed martial artist
Indiggo, Romanian-born twin sisters, singer-songwriters and reality TV personalities
Mark Lowe, baseball player
Angela McArdle, politician
Pierre Pierce, basketball player
June 8
Gaines Adams, football player (d. 2010)
Kim Stolz, model, television personality, author, and financial executive
June 9
Andrew Bachman, entrepreneur and investor
Justin Benson, director, writer, actor, editor, and producer
Rafi Fine, co-founder of React Media, LLC
June 10
Nick Adams, actor, singer, and dancer
Marion Barber III, football player (d. 2022)
Chase Blackburn, football player
Shanna Collins, actress
Jason Evigan, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
Leelee Sobieski, actress
June 11
2 Pistols, rapper
Grant Achilles, basketball player
Justin Allgood, football player
Justin Shekoski, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for Saosin (2003–2015) and The Used (2015–2018)
June 12 – Chris Witaske, actor
June 13 – David Begnaud, journalist and news correspondent
June 15 – Derek Anderson, football player
June 16
Manish Dayal, actor
Olivia Hack, actress and voice actress
June 17 – Jamal Mixon, actor
June 19
Josh Appelt, mixed martial artist
Emanuel Ayvas, singer and frontman for Emanuel and the Fear
Jason Capizzi, football player
Macklemore, rapper
June 20
Patrisse Cullors, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter
Darren Sproles, football player
June 21
Michael Malarkey, Lebanese-born British-American actor and musician
Brian Sites, actor
Edward Snowden, government whistleblower
June 22 – Miles Fisher, actor and musician
June 23
Ini Archibong, artist and designer
Miles Fisher, actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician
Kathreen Khavari, actress, writer and producer
Brandi Rhodes, wrestler and reality television personality
June 24
Brandon Saller, drummer and vocalist for Atreyu
Haley Stevens, politician
June 27
Mickey Bey, boxer
Ernest Chavez, mixed martial artist
Ashley Hinson, politician
June 28
Brianne Berkson, actress, comedian, and producer
Curtis Lepore, actor, musician and internet celebrity
June 29 – Paul Appleby, operatic tenor
June 30
Nicholas Arciniaga, long distance runner
Blas Avena, mixed martial artist (d. 2016)
Josh Beekman, football player
Heath Benedict, Dutch-born football player (d. 2008)
Cole Swindell, singer
July
July 1
Audrey Assad, singer/songwriter
Lynsey Bartilson, actress, dancer, and singer
Tanya Chisholm, actress and dancer
July 2
Michelle Branch, singer/songwriter
Alicia Menendez, television commentator
July 5
Jason Allen, football player
James Edson Berto, mixed martial artist
July 6 – Gregory Smith, Canadian-born actor, writer, and director
July 7 – Kristi Capel, beauty pageant and news presenter
July 8
Ana Ayora, actress
DeVaughn Nixon, actor
July 9
Christina Hall, real estate investor and TV personality
Christopher Porco, convicted murderer
July 11 – Joel Salinas, American-born Nicaraguan neurologist, writer, and researcher
July 12
Jason William Adams, actor
Howie Kendrick, baseball player
July 14 – Graham Ackerman, gymnast
July 15
Hiro Murai, Japanese-born filmmaker
Yuh-Line Niou, Taiwanese-born politician
Heath Slater, wrestler
July 16 – Philando Castile, African-American killed by police
July 17 – Nick Moore, singer and frontman for Before Their Eyes
July 18
Jennifer Berry, beauty pageant titleholder and Miss America 2006
Aaron Gillespie, singer and musician for Underoath
Dan McCready, veteran, entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and political candidate
July 19
Gloria Almonte, beauty pageant titleholder
Trai Byers, actor and singer
Willie Byrd, football player
Heath Flora, politician
July 20 – Dan Book, songwriter and producer
July 21
Bizzle, Christian hip hop artist
Wes Felix, sprinter
Kellen Winslow II, football player
July 22
Jenni Barber, actress and singer
Dan Bazuin, football player
Seth Magaziner, politician
July 23
Aaron Peirsol, Olympic swimmer
July 24
Collin Ashton, football player
Joey Kovar, model and television personality (d. 2012)
July 26
Kim Taylor Bennett, American-born British journalist and television presenter
Albert Bimper, football player and athletic director
Kate Bolduan, television journalist and CNN anchor
Elettra Weidemann, fashion model and socialite
July 27
Joseph Boncore, politician
Lauren Murphy, mixed martial artist
Blair Redford, actor
July 28
David Anderson, football player
Steve Baylark, football player
Noah Robertson, drummer
July 29
Kaitlyn Black, actress
Tania Gunadi, Indonesian-born actress and producer
Elise Testone, singer/songwriter
August
August 3 – Mamie Gummer, actress
August 4
Beth Bombara, singer/songwriter and musician
Greta Gerwig, actress and filmmaker
August 5 – Aaron Alafa, boxer
August 6
C. J. Mosley, football player
Landon Pigg, singer/songwriter and actor
August 7 – Brit Marling, actress, screenwriter and producer
August 8 – Fred Meyers, actor
August 9
Terry Adams, BMX bicyclist
Ashley Johnson, actress and voice actress
August 10
Tone Bell, comedian and actor
C.B. Dollaway, mixed martial artist
Spencer Redford, actress
August 11
Drumma Boy, rapper and record producer
Joe Pinion, entrepreneur, television host, and political candidate
August 13 – Rob Schmitt, television personality and host
August 14
Black Milk, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
Jon Hoadley, politician
Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-born actress
Spencer Pratt, television personality
August 15
Sean Feucht, Christian singer/songwriter, former worship leader at Bethel Church, and founder of the Let Us Worship movement
Lex Fridman, Russian-American scientist and podcaster
August 16 – Colt Brennan, football player (died 2021)
August 17
Vance Aloupis, politician
Dustin Pedroia, baseball player
August 18 – Rex Richardson, politician, mayor of Long Beach, California (2022–present)
August 19
Danny Baggish, Guamanian-born darts player
John McCargo, American football player
Mike Moh, actor and martial artist
August 20
Hamza Abdullah, football player
Andrew Garfield, actor
August 21 – Brody Jenner, television personality
August 23
Vada Azeem, author, illustrator, and songwriter
J. C. Bailey, wrestler (d. 2010)
Annie Ilonzeh, actress
August 24
Brett Gardner, baseball player
Tino Sabbatelli, wrestler
August 25
Hanif Abdurraqib, poet, essayist, and cultural critic
Andrew Aydin, comic writer and political aide
August 26 – Rob Cantor, singer/songwriter
August 27 – Amir Sadollah, professional mixed martial artist
August 28
Baby Boy da Prince, rapper
Kimberly Kane, actress
Nate Washington, football player
August 29 – Jennifer Landon, actress
August 30
David Banks, Olympic rower
Jim Miller, mixed martial artist
August 31
Larry Fitzgerald, football player
Devan Chandler Long, actor
September
September 1 – Camille Mana, actress
September 2
Lester Abram, basketball player
Jenny Berrigan, Deaflympic snowboarder
Tiffany Hines, actress and singer
September 3
Adam Bergen, football player
Christine Woods, actress
September 4 – Landis Blair, illustrator and comics artist
September 5 – Lincoln Riley, football coach
September 6 – Jerry Blevins, baseball player
September 7 – Andre Berto, boxer
September 8 – Will Blalock, basketball player
September 9
Michael Allan, football player
Jason Benetti, sportscaster
Zoe Kazan, actress and screenwriter
Aryn Michelle, Christian musician and songwriter
September 10
Shawn James, Guyanese-born basketball player
Sarah Schneider, writer, actress, and comedian
September 12
Nicholas Barton, director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer
Johny Hendricks, mixed martial artist
Trey Hollingsworth, politician
Carly Smithson, singer
September 15 – Holly Montag, television personality
September 17 – Jennifer Peña, singer
September 19
Omar Elba, Egyptian-born actor
Joey Devine, baseball player
Charlie Haeger, baseball player
September 20
Rick DeJesus, singer/songwriter and frontman for Adelitas Way
Yuna Ito, American-born Japanese singer and actress
Doug Thomas, basketball player
September 21
Scott Evans, actor
Maggie Grace, actress
Joseph Mazzello, actor
September 23
Jason Lancaster, singer/songwriter
David Lim, actor
Shane del Rosario, mixed martial artist and kickboxer (died 2013)
September 24 – Randy Foye, basketball player
September 25 – Donald Glover, actor and singer/songwriter
September 26
James Anderson, football player
Zoe Perry, actress
September 27
Amelia Boone, obstacle racer and lawyer
Shannon Lucas, drummer for All That Remains (2006) and The Black Dahlia Murder (2007–2012)
September 28
Mike Balogun, boxer
Julissa Bermudez, Dominican-born television personality and actress
Summer Rae, wrestler and model
Sarah Wright, actress
September 29 – Marcel Rodríguez-López, keyboardist and percussionist for The Mars Volta and drummer for Zechs Marquise
October
October 1 – Jackie Battle, football player
October 2
Prakash Amritraj, American-born Indian tennis player
Gerran Walker, football player
October 3
Mikey Batts, wrestler
Olga Bell, Russian-born musician, music producer, composer, and singer/songwriter
Tessa Thompson, actress
October 4 – John Anthony Castro, tax consultant and political candidate
October 5
Jesse Eisenberg, actor
Shelby Rabara, actress and singer
Nicky Hilton Rothschild, model and socialite
October 6
Larry Birdine, football player
Andy T. Tran, actor
October 7 – Flying Lotus, musician
October 9 – Spencer Grammer, actress
October 10 – Lzzy Hale, singer/songwriter, musician, lead vocalist and guitarist for Halestorm
October 13 – Kamerion Wimbley, football player
October 14
Tony Cavalero, actor and comedian
Robert James Miller, U.S. Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2008)
October 15 – Chris Barclay, football player
October 16
Ryan Blaum, golfer
Brad Boles, politician
Andrew Santino, comedian, actor, and podcaster
October 17 – Daniel Booko, actor and model
October 19 – Cara Santa Maria, neuroscientist and writer
October 20 – Ryan Quarles, politician
October 21
Zack Greinke, baseball player
Amber Rose, model and actress
Aaron Tveit, actor
October 23 – Adrienne Bailon, singer, actress, and television personality
October 24
Adrienne Bailon, singer and actress
Brian Vickers, race car driver
October 25 – Adrian Awasom, football player
October 27 – Katy Tur, broadcast journalist
October 29 – Johnny Lewis, actor (d. 2012)
October 30
Brandon Archer, football player
Andrew Schulz, comedian
November
November 2 – Willie Andrews, football player
November 3 – Julie Marie Berman, actress
November 8 – Kathleen Bertko, Olympic rower
November 7
Adam DeVine, actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and singer
Forrest Kline, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Hellogoodbye
Zach Myers, guitarist for Shinedown and frontman for The Fairwell
November 9
Rashad Anderson, basketball player
Tony Barnette, baseball player
Natalie Bible', director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Mattie Parker, politician, mayor of Fort Worth, Texas (2021–present)
Ted Potter, golfer
November 10 – Miranda Lambert, country singer
November 11
Nick Ahrens, designer and art director
Kristal Marshall, wrestler, model, and beauty queen
November 13 – Nick Albertson, artist
November 14 – Chelsea Wolfe, singer/songwriter and musician
November 15 – Tramaine Billie, football player
November 16 – Benson Henderson, mixed martial artist
November 17
Ryan Bradley, figure skater
Ryan Braun, baseball player
Shannan Click, model
Nick Markakis, baseball player
Patrick McHale, animator
Christopher Paolini, author
Rocsi, television personality
November 18 – Frank Scott Jr., politician, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas
November 19
Varuzhan Akobian, Armenian-born chess grandmaster
Adam Driver, actor
DeAngelo Hall, football player
November 20
Andy Alleman, football player
Future, rapper and singer/songwriter
November 21 – The Bella Twins, (Brie & Nikki), wrestling duo
November 22
Lawson Aschenbach, racing driver
Corey Beaulieu, guitarist for Trivium
Tyler Hilton, singer/songwriter and actor
Andrew J. West, actor
November 23 – Wes Bankston, baseball player
November 24
Adam22, YouTuber and podcaster
DJ Skee, DJ and producer
Quentin Williams, politician (d. 2023)
November 25 – Jason Wisdom, singer, bassist, and frontman for Becoming the Archetype
November 26 – Chris Hughes, businessman and entrepreneur
November 27
Jason Berken, baseball player
Arjay Smith, actor
Donta Smith, basketball player
Marco Thomas, football player
November 28
Tyler Glenn, singer/songwriter and frontman for Neon Trees
Danielle Moinet, wrestler and model
November 29
Pamela Brown, CNN justice correspondent
Jenn Sterger, television personality and model
November 30
Chad Ackerman, rock singer/songwriter, musician, writer, director, actor, and producer
Jermaine Allen, English-born football player
CJ Gibson, actress and model
Nicholas Kole, figure skater
December
December 1 – Noelle Bassi, swimmer
December 2
Mistie Bass, basketball player
Action Bronson, rapper, chef and television presenter
Jana Kramer, actress
Aaron Rodgers, football player
Daniela Ruah, actress
December 3 – Troy Bergeron, football player
December 7 – Kenney Bertz, soccer player
December 8
Utkarsh Ambudkar, actor, rapper, and singer
Ana Victoria, singer/songwriter, dancer, and record producer
December 10
Ashley Bouder, ballerina
Patrick Flueger, actor
December 13 – Satya Bhabha, English-born acor
December 15
Tanner Ainge, businessman and politician
Ronnie Radke, singer/songwriter, rapper, and frontman for Falling in Reverse
December 16
Kelenna Azubuike, English-born basketball player
Brandon Beal, singer/songwriter and producer
December 17 – John Cholish, mixed martial artist
December 18
Melissa Arnot, mountaineer
Ady Barkan, lawyer and political activist
December 19
Mark Baumer, writer, adventurer, and environmental activist (d. 2017)
Casey Crescenzo, singer/songwriter and guitarist for The Dear Hunter and The Receiving End of Sirens
AJ Lamas, actor
December 20
Gia Allemand, actress, model, and reality television contestant (d. 2013)
Justin Blalock, football player
Jonah Hill, actor
Josh Sussman, actor
December 21
Taylor Teagarden, baseball player
Steven Yeun, South Korean-born actor
December 22 – Luke Gallows, wrestler
December 27 – Cole Hamels, baseball player
December 29 – Jessica Andrews, country singer
December 30 – Ashley Zukerman, Australian-born actor
December 31 – Fred Bennett, football player
Full date unknown
Tiphany Adams, reality television personality, actress, model, and speaker
Roma Agrawal, Indian-born British-American structural engineer
Apryl A. Alexander, forensic psychologist and college professor
Lucy Alibar, screenwriter and playwright
Joseph Altuzarra, French-born designer
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, director and screenwriter
Phil America, artist
Celia Ammerman, fashion model
Evan Amos, video gaming photographer
Lucia Aniello, Italian-born director, writer, and producer
Nava Applebaum, Israeli-born murder victim of a Palestinian suicide bombing (d. 2003)
Alexander Assefa, politician
Yahya al-Bahrumi, terrorist (d. 2017)
Baiyu, Chinese-born singer/songwriter and actress
Jordan Baker-Caldwell, artist
Sasha Baker, policy advisor, political scientist, and United States National Security Council staffer
Nathan Ball, mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, TV host, children's author, pole vaulter, and beatboxer
Justin Barr, internet entrepreneur and co-founder of TapIt
Derrick Barry, drag performer
Morgan Bassichis, comedian and writer
Eleanor Bauer, choreographer and dancer
Alexandra Bell, artist
Rebecca Bennett, brewmaster
Berner, rapper
Liz Berry, politician
Adam Bilzerian, American-born Nevisian poker player and writer
Beau Black, composer, producer, musician, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist
Blak Jak, rapper
Charles Blake, politician
Nathan Blecharczyk, businessman and co-founder of Airbnb
Benjamin Boas, author, translator, and contemporary Japanese culture consultant
Kyle Boddy, baseball coach and trainer
Gregory Bonsignore, playwright, novelist, and actor
Zachary Booth, actor
Mat Bruso, singer and frontman for Bury Your Dead
Katie Button, chef and restaurateur
Matt Deis, bassist for CKY and All That Remains
Danny Dias, television personality (d. 2017)
Jesse Luken, actor
Ashley Austin Morris, actress
Joe Musten, metalcore singer and drummer
Eli Ostreicher, British-born entrepreneur (d. 2023)
Brook Roberts, television personality and beauty pageant winner
Anita Sarkeesian, Canadian-American feminist
Deaths
January 2 – Edward Howard, Roman Catholic prelate and venerable (b. 1877)
January 7 – Fred Church, actor (b. 1889)
January 8
Tom McCall, journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (b. 1913)
Gale Page, radio and screen actress (b. 1910)
January 10 – Roy DeMeo, Mafia hitman (b. 1942)
February 4 – Karen Carpenter, pop singer and drummer (b. 1950)
March 18 – Catherine Marshall, author (b. 1914)
April 15 – John Engstead, photographer and journalist (b. 1909)
April 26 – Henrietta Buckmaster, activist, journalist and author (b. 1909)
April 30
George Balanchine, ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1904 in Russia)
Joel Henry Hildebrand, physical chemist (b. 1881)
Muddy Waters, blues singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
June 1 – Ernest Graves, actor (b. 1919)
June 6 – James E. Casey, businessman and founder of UPS (b. 1888)
June 12 – Norma Shearer, Canadian-born actress (b. 1902 in Canada)
June 23 – Glen Harmeson, American football player and coach (b. 1908)
June 30 – Leonard B. Jordan, U.S. Senator from Idaho from 1962 to 1973 (b. 1899)
July 1 – Buckminster Fuller, architect (b. 1895)
August 7 – David Ford, actor (b. 1925)
August 13 – Bob Bailey, actor (b. 1913)
August 27
Harry A. deButts, railroad executive
Bobby Griffith, suicide (b. 1963)
September 1
Henry M. Jackson, U.S. Senator from Washington from 1953 to 1983 (b. 1912)
Larry McDonald, U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1975 to 1983 (b. 1935)
October 7 – George O. Abell, astronomer, professor at UCLA, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)
October 18 – Willie Jones, baseball player (b. 1925)
October 23 – Jessica Savitch, journalist (b. 1947)
October 28 – Otto Messmer, cartoonist (b. 1892)
November 8 – Robert Agnew, actor (b. 1899)
November 13 – Junior Samples, comedian (b. 1926)
December 21 – Rod Cameron, actor (b. 1910)
December 27
William Demarest, actor (b. 1892)
Walter Scott, performer (b. 1943)
See also
1983 in American television
List of American films of 1983
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
1980s in the United States
United States
United States
Years of the 20th century in the United States