1983

Events

• January 3 - Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union initiate the Gukurahundi, a series of violent ethnic massacres and pogroms designed to quell dissent among the Ndebele tribe.
• July 10 - Martial law in Poland is lifted.
• December 10 - The National Reorganization Process junta of Argentina is dissolved.

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
• September 22 - Jason Kessler
• December 10 - Simon Lindberg

Victim births

• February 19 - Matthew Kechter (Victim of Columbine High School massacre)
• March 7 - Richard Pearlman (9/11 Victim)
• May 3 - Randy Gordon (Santana High School shooting victim)
• June 25 - Daniel Mauser (Victim of Columbine High School massacre)
• July 13 - Brandon Armstrong (First Child of Susan Eubanks)
• August 6 - Ebony Simpson
• Unknown - Daniel Mauser

Deaths

Villain deaths

• July 16 - Michel Micombero

Victim deaths

• May 19 - Cheryl Downs