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==Events==

*January 3 - [[Robert Mugabe]] and the [[ZANU-PF|Zimbabwe African National Union]] initiate the ''[[Gukurahundi]]'', a series of violent ethnic massacres and [[pogrom]]s designed to quell dissent among the Ndebele tribe.

*July 10 - Martial law in Poland is lifted.

*April 3 - The [[1983 Lucanamarca Massacre]] occurs when [[Shining Path]] kills 69 people in and around the town of Lucanamarca.

*April 3 - [[Al-Muhajiroun]] is founded by [[Omar Bakri Mohammed]].

*April 8 - [[Lam Kor-wan]] is sentenced to death for 4 charges of murder.

*June 5 - Beginning of the Second Sudanese Civil War.

*July 10 - Martial law in Poland is lifted. The [[Military Council of National Salvation]] is disbanded.

*July 23 - The Sri Lankan Civil War begins when the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] begin an insurgency to create an independent state of Tamil Eelam.

*August 4 - [[Thomas Sankara]] comes to power in Upper Volta following a successful coup.

*August 8 - [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] is deposed as President of Guatemala in a coup lead by [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]].

*August 21 - Benigno Aquino Jr. is assasinated at the Manila International Airport (now known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport), allegedly on the orders of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]].

*September 1 - [[Korean Air Lines Flight 007]] is shot down over the Sea of Japan by the Soviet Air Force, who believe it to be an American spy plane. All 269 passengers and crew are killed.

*October 10 - [[Menachem Begin]]'s term as Prime Minister of Israel ends. [[Yitzhak Shamir]] is elected as his successor.

*December 10 - The [[National Reorganization Process]] junta of Argentina is dissolved.

*December 31 - [[Muhammad Buhari]] seizes power in Nigeria in a military coup.

*Unknown - The [[Family Research Council]] is founded.

==Births==

===Villain births===

*January 22 - [[Robert Steinhäuser]]

*March 17 - [[Martin Shkreli]]

*July 1 - [[Michael Carneal]]

*July 21 - [[Kellen Winslow II]]

*July 31 - [[Augustus Sol Invictus]]

*August 20 - [[Dmitry Vinogradov]]

*August 21 - [[Yukio Yamaji]]

*August 24 - [[Heather Martin]]

*September 17 - [[Azatbek Omurbekov]]

*September 22 - [[Jason Kessler]]

*November 3 - [[Suzane von Richthofen]]

*December 10 - [[Simon Lindberg]]

*Unknown - [[Jeremy Steinke]]

*Unknown - [[Chen Yongfeng]]

*Unknown - [[Joe Biggs]]

===Victim births===

*January 6 - Kelly Fleming

*February 19 - Matthew Kechter

*March 7 - Richard Pearlman

*March 29 - Billie-Jo Jenkins

*April 18 - Jonathan Sellers and Lauria Bible

*April 24 - Turkan Feyzullah

*May 3 - Randy Gordon

*June 25 - Daniel Mauser

*July 13 - Brandon Armstrong

*July 16 - Philando Castile

*August 6 - Ebony Simpson

*August 19 - Reeva Steenkamp

*August 28 - Joyce Echaquan

*December 29 - Ashley Freeman

==Deaths==

===Villain deaths===

*January 15 - [[Meyer Lansky]]

*May 5 - [[Horst Schumann]]

*May 25 - [[Idris of Libya]]

*July 16 - [[Michel Micombero]]

*August 19 - [[Aleksandar Ranković]]

*September 10 - [[John Vorster]]

===Victim deaths===

*May 11 - Nancy Argentino

*May 19 - Cheryl Downs

*August 21 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_Jr. Benigno Aquino Jr.]

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 ==Events==
 *January 3 - [[Robert Mugabe]] and the [[ZANU-PF|Zimbabwe African National Union]] initiate the ''[[Gukurahundi]]'', a series of violent ethnic massacres and [[pogrom]]s designed to quell dissent among the Ndebele tribe.
-*July 10 - Martial law in Poland is lifted.
+*April 3 - The [[1983 Lucanamarca Massacre]] occurs when [[Shining Path]] kills 69 people in and around the town of Lucanamarca.
+*April 3 - [[Al-Muhajiroun]] is founded by [[Omar Bakri Mohammed]].
+*April 8 - [[Lam Kor-wan]] is sentenced to death for 4 charges of murder.
+*June 5 - Beginning of the Second Sudanese Civil War.
+*July 10 - Martial law in Poland is lifted. The [[Military Council of National Salvation]] is disbanded.
+*July 23 - The Sri Lankan Civil War begins when the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] begin an insurgency to create an independent state of Tamil Eelam.
+*August 4 - [[Thomas Sankara]] comes to power in Upper Volta following a successful coup.
+*August 8 - [[Efraín Ríos Montt]] is deposed as President of Guatemala in a coup lead by [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]].
+*August 21 - Benigno Aquino Jr. is assasinated at the Manila International Airport (now known as the Ninoy Aquino International Airport), allegedly on the orders of President [[Ferdinand Marcos]].
+*September 1 - [[Korean Air Lines Flight 007]] is shot down over the Sea of Japan by the Soviet Air Force, who believe it to be an American spy plane. All 269 passengers and crew are killed.
+*October 10 - [[Menachem Begin]]'s term as Prime Minister of Israel ends. [[Yitzhak Shamir]] is elected as his successor.
 *December 10 - The [[National Reorganization Process]] junta of Argentina is dissolved.
+*December 31 - [[Muhammad Buhari]] seizes power in Nigeria in a military coup.
+*Unknown - The [[Family Research Council]] is founded.
 ==Births==
+===Villain births===
+*January 22 - [[Robert Steinhäuser]]
+*March 17 - [[Martin Shkreli]]
+*July 1 - [[Michael Carneal]]
+*July 21 - [[Kellen Winslow II]]
+*July 31 - [[Augustus Sol Invictus]]
+*August 20 - [[Dmitry Vinogradov]]
 *August 21 - [[Yukio Yamaji]]
+*August 24 - [[Heather Martin]]
+*September 17 - [[Azatbek Omurbekov]]
 *September 22 - [[Jason Kessler]]
+*November 3 - [[Suzane von Richthofen]]
+*December 10 - [[Simon Lindberg]]
+*Unknown - [[Jeremy Steinke]]
+*Unknown - [[Chen Yongfeng]]
+*Unknown - [[Joe Biggs]]
+===Victim births===
+*January 6 - Kelly Fleming
+*February 19 - Matthew Kechter
+*March 7 - Richard Pearlman
+*March 29 - Billie-Jo Jenkins
+*April 18 - Jonathan Sellers and Lauria Bible
+*April 24 - Turkan Feyzullah
+*May 3 - Randy Gordon
+*June 25 - Daniel Mauser
+*July 13 - Brandon Armstrong
+*July 16 - Philando Castile
+*August 6 - Ebony Simpson
+*August 19 - Reeva Steenkamp
+*August 28 - Joyce Echaquan
+*December 29 - Ashley Freeman
 ==Deaths==
 ===Villain deaths===
+*January 15 - [[Meyer Lansky]]
+*May 5 - [[Horst Schumann]]
+*May 25 - [[Idris of Libya]]
 *July 16 - [[Michel Micombero]]
+*August 19 - [[Aleksandar Ranković]]
+*September 10 - [[John Vorster]]
 ===Victim deaths===
+*May 11 - Nancy Argentino
 *May 19 - Cheryl Downs
+*August 21 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_Jr. Benigno Aquino Jr.]