Timeline May 1983

Events in May 1983 6

• 1895 – 1983 Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) Died 31 May 1983, aged 87 Jack Dempsey was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1919 to 1926 and became one of the most popular sports figures of his era. His aggressive fighting style helped popularize boxing as a major American spectator sport. He remains a celebrated figure in boxing history.
• 1983 1983 World Snooker Championship Steve Davis Title 2 Winner: Steve Davis; Runner-up: Cliff Thorburn. Score: 18–6.
• 1983 F-15 lands with one wing Negev mid-air collision After a collision with an A-4 tears off most of its right wing, an Israeli F-15D lands safely — its fuselage generating enough lift to fly.
• 1983 HIV Identified as Cause of AIDS Pasteur Institute team isolates the retrovirus Researchers led by Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi at the Pasteur Institute in Paris reported isolating a new retrovirus from a patient with AIDS-related symptoms. The virus was later named HIV and confirmed as the cause of AIDS. The discovery opened the path to testing and treatment research worldwide.
• 1983 The Police release Every Breath You Take Number one for eight weeks One of the most played songs in radio history.
• 1983 Return of the Jedi Released Star Wars trilogy concludes in theaters The third film in the original Star Wars trilogy premiered, concluding the saga of Luke Skywalker and the fall of the Galactic Empire. It became the highest-grossing film of 1983 worldwide. The film cemented Star Wars as a global cultural phenomenon.