Born in December 1983 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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December 1983 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in December 1983

• December 4, 1983: General elections in Venezuela result in opposition party, Democratic Action, winning majority in Congress and presidency under Jaime Lusinchi. Voter turnout was 87.3% and Lusinchi obtained 58.4% of votes.
• December 5, 1983: ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) is established and inaugurated in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament.
• December 7, 1983: Two Spanish passenger planes collide on a foggy runway in Madrid airport, resulting in 90 fatalities.
• December 9, 1983: Australian dollar is floated by Federal treasurer Paul Keating, shifting from a flexible peg system to a floating exchange rate.
• December 10, 1983: Military rule ends in Argentina, and democracy is restored with Raúl Alfonsín becoming President, marking the beginning of his first term.
• December 13, 1983: Turgut Özal of ANAP forms the new government of Turkey, initiating a new civilian regime.
• December 17, 1983: The Alcalá 20 nightclub fire in Madrid, Spain, injures 47 and kills 83 people.
• December 19, 1983: The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the FIFA World Cup winners, is stolen from the Brazilian Soccer Confederation building in Rio de Janeiro and remains unrecovered as of 2022.
• December 27, 1983: Pope John Paul II visits Rebibbia prison in Rome to forgive Mehmet Ali Ağca, who attempted to assassinate him in 1981.
• December 31, 1983: Two bombs explode in France: one on a Paris train, killing 3 and injuring 19; the other at Marseille station, killing 2 and injuring 34.