1983 in Canada - 1983 in Canada See also: 1982 in Canada, other events of 1983, 1984 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and Literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events February 1 - Pay television begins operating in Canada. February 15 - the Tamarack Review ceases publication March 4 - Bertha Wilson is appointed Canada's first female Supreme Court justice March 5 - Steve Podborski wins Gold at the World Cup of Skiing April 17 - Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's newly repatriated constitution in Ottawa June 9 - Bill 101, protecting the French language in Quebec is ruled unconstitutional June 11 - Brian Mulroney replaces Joe Clark as leader of Progressive Conservative Party of Canada June 19 BC Place.
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 - International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 note - abbreviated as Tropical Timber 83 opened for signature - November 18 1983 entered into force - April 1 1985; this agreement expired when the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, went into force. objective - to provide an effective framework for cooperation between tropical timber producers and consumers and to encourage the development of national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical forests and their genetic resources. parties - (54) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua.
Her Majesty's official opposition (Canada) - Her Majesty's official opposition (Canada) Her Majesty's official opposition in Canada is usually the largest political party or coalition which is not a member of the government. This is usually the second-largest party in a legislative house, although in certain unusual circumstances it may be a third or fourth party. The current official opposition is the Conservative Party of Canada. They are viewed as the party tasked with keeping the government in check. They are also generally viewed as the alternative government. The Official Opposition maintains a shadow cabinet of MPs that have the same portfolios as actual ministers. There are some official benefits to being official oppostion. It is the party that gets to speak first after the government, and gets more time in question period than any other.
1983 - 1983 Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 - 1983 - 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 See also: 1983 in aviation 1983 in film 1983 in literature 1983 in music 1983 in sports 1983 in television 1983 in Canada Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes 6 Fictional References to the Year Events January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 2 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows (Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City). January 19 - Klaus.
1983 in sports - 1983 in sports See also: 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Skiing 15 Tennis 16 General sporting events 17 Births 18 Deaths Auto Racing Stock car racing: Cale Yarborough wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship Formula One Championship - Nelson Piquet of Brazil 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Vern Schuppan / Al Holbert /.
1983 Governor General's Awards - 1983 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 English Language 1.1 Fiction 1.2 Poetry 1.3 Drama 1.4 Nonfiction 2 French Language 2.5 Fiction 2.6 Poetry 2.7 Drama 2.8 Nonfiction 3 Other Governor General's Awards: English Language Fiction Winner: Leon Rooke, Shakespeare's Dog Other Finalists: Philip Kreiner, People Like Us In a Place Like This H.R. Percy, Painted Ladies Susan Swan , The Biggest Modern Woman of the World Poetry Winner: David Donnell, Settlements Other Finalists: Christopher Dewdney, Predators of the Adoration: Selected Poems 1972-82 Don McKay, Birding, or Desire Anne Szumigalski, Doctrine of Signatures Drama Winner: Anne Chislett, Quiet.
1982 in Canada - 1982 in Canada See also: 1981 in Canada, other events of 1982, 1983 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events The year sees a severe recession in the economy January 15 - Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work February - First reported cases of AIDS in Canada February 14 - 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platofrm capsizes March 8 - The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons April 17 - The new Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms comes into effect April 26 - Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a landslide majority, defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP May 8.
1984 in Canada - 1984 in Canada See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths Events January 12 - Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden February 29 - Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberals can elect another leader May 19 - The NHL's Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 at Edmonton and ending the Islanders dynasty. The first in Oilers club history and of a new dynasty. June 30 - John Turner becomes Canada's seventeenth prime minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau. Summer - At the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Air Canada - Air Canada Air Canada is Canada's flag air carrier and recognised as one of the world's safest airlines. Air Canada has the IATA designation AC. Air Canada has several regional partners, including Air Canada Jazz, Air Labrador, Air Georgian, and Central Mountain Air. There is also a low-cost airline supported by Air Canada called Air Canada Tango. Air Canada Boeing 767 Air Canada Airbus A330 Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), Air Canada's predecessor, launched its first flight, a Lockheed 10A, on September 1, 1937. It carried two passengers and mail from Vancouver to Seattle. In 1964 the company changed its name to Air Canada and in 1989 became fully privatized. Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to over 150 destinations, vacation packages to.
Knights of the Garter (after 1899) - Seal (1906) King Haakon VII of Norway, son-in-law of King Edward VII (1906) Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe (1908) William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton (1908) John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1909) William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, 1st Lord of the Admiralty, High Commissioner of South Africa (1909) King Manuel II of Portugal (1909) Queen Mary, Consort of King George V (1910) Gilbert John Elliot, 4th Earl of Minto, Viceroy of India, Governor-General of Canada (1910) Prince Luitpold, Regent of Bavaria (1911) Edward, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George V (1911) Grand Duke Adolf Frederick V of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1911) John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, son-in-law of Queen Victoria, Governor-General of Canada (1911) Alexander William George Duff,.
January 2 - John D. Rockefeller unites his oil holdings into the Standard Oil trust 1890 - Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the White House. 1900 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. 1900 - Chicago Canal opens. 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: The Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur, China 1917 - The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. 1921 - The first religious radio broadcast (KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 1921 - DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. 1923 - U.S Interior Secretary Albert Fall resigns due to the Teapot Dome scandal 1929 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. 1935 - Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of the.
January 26 - becomes Prime Minister of France 1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces. 1950 - India promulgates its constitution forming a republic and Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first president. 1956 - 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 1961 - John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travell to be his physician. This is the first time a woman holds this appointment. 1962 - Ranger 3 is launched to study the moon. The space probe later missed the moon by 22,000 miles. 1965 - Hindi becomes the official language of India. 1980 - Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. 1983 - Lotus 1-2-3 is released. 1992 - Boris Yeltsin announces that Russia is going to stop targeting.
January 11 - - The Whiskey-a-Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. 1964 - United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous for one's health. First such statement from US government. 1972 - East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh. 1973 - Beginning of the Watergate burglars trial. 1980 - Nigel Short, 14 years old, is the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master. 1990 - Massive (300,000) demonstration in favor of Lithuanian independence. 1992 - Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott. Births 1757 - Alexander Hamilton, first United States Secretary of the Treasury (†1804) 1757 - Samuel Bentham, mechanical engineer (†1831) 1815 - John A. Macdonald, first.
James Gosling - May 19, 1956) is a famous programmer from Canada. James Gosling was born near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from the University of Calgary in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree and received his PhD from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1983. He is the "father" of the Java programming language, as well as the creator of NeWS and Gosling Emacs..
Jacky Ickx - his first two races, but at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps he started from the front row and finished 3rd. At the French Grand Prix at Rouen he took his first win, in the pouring rain! Ickx also finished third at Brands Hatch and fourth at the Nurnburgring. At Monza he finished the race in third position, after driving almost the entire race without his helmet visor. In Canada his luck left him when he crashed and broke his left leg, which meant he could not compete for the remainder of the season. In 1969 Ickx drove for the Brabham team, which was focussed around the owner and driver, Jack Brabham. His first results were poor, but when Brabham broke his foot, Ickx got use of the first car and his.
James K. Bartleman - a B.A.(Hon) in History from the University of Western Ontario in 1963. Mr Bartleman had a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the Canadian Foreign Service. He was Canada's Ambassador to the European Union from 2000 to 2002. He served as High Commissioner to Australia in 1999-2000 and to South Africa in 1998-1999. Mr Bartleman was Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council of NATO from 1990 to 1994. He served as Ambassador to Israel and High Commissioner to Cyprus from 1986 to 1990, and was Ambassador to Cuba from 1981 to 1983. James Bartleman is the first member of a First Nation to hold a vice-regal office in Canada..
James Blanchard - governor from Michigan(USA). Blanchard was a U.S Congressman (D-Pleasant Ridge) from Michigan (1975-1983). He defeated Republican state representative Richard Headlee in the 1982 Governor's race. Blanchard served two terms as governor (1983-1991) until his defeat by Republican state senator John Engler in 1990. President Bill Clinton appointed him Ambassador to Canada a few years later(1993-1996)..
Jeffrey Simpson - national affairs columnist, has won all three of Canada's leading literary prizes -- the Governor General's Award for non-fiction book writing, the National Magazine Award for political writing, and the National Newspaper Award for column writing. He has also won the Hyman Solomon Award for excellence in public policy journalism. In January, 2000, he became an Officer of the Order of Canada. Born in New York, Mr. Simpson came to Canada when he was 10 years old and studied at the University of Toronto Schools, Queen's University and the London School of Economics. In 1972-73, he received a parliamentary internship scholarship in Ottawa. A year later, he joined The Globe and Mail newspaper. His career with the newspaper began at City Hall in Toronto and with coverage of Quebec politics. In.
Jim Carrey - an actor, comedian, writer and producer from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. A born comedian, Carrey mailed his résumé to The Carol Burnett Show when he was 10 years old. The teachers in Carrey's high school gave him a few minutes at the end of each school day to do a stand-up routine for his classmates. The Carrey family fell on hard times and were forced to move to Scarborough, a Toronto suburb, where they took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels factory. Carrey began working eight-hour shifts each day after school. Eventually, the Carrey family escaped life at Titan by living on a relative's lawn out of the family Volkswagen van until they could move back downtown. Carrey dropped out of high school, and began to work in comedy clubs.
Jim Finks - 1956, after which he went on to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, where he served as a player, assistant coach, scout, and finally general manager. Finks brought the Stampeders a Grey Cup Title during his eight-year stay in Canada. In 1964, Finks was named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings In 1968, Minnesota won its first NFL Central Division Championship, marking the start of a dynasty that produced 11 division championship teams and four Super Bowl appearances in the following 14 years. In 1969, the Vikings won 12 of 14 games and claimed the NFL championship before losing to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs 23-7 in Super Bowl IV. The Vikings team that Finks put together was powered by a dynamic defensive front four, popularly.
