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World Events[]

  • Björn Borg retires from tennis after winning 5 consecutive Wimbledon championships.
  • The final episode of M*A*S*H is aired and the record of most watched episode is broken.
  • The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Flight 007, stating that the pilots did not know it was a civilian aircraft when it violated Soviet airspace.

Events In Rock[]

  • Phil Lynott performs his final show with Thin Lizzy in Nuremberg, Germany
  • The first ARMS Charity Concert is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
  • Motown celebrates its 25th anniversary and has the television special Motown 25 during which Michael Jackson performs ‘Billie Jean’ and introduces the moonwalk to the world.
  • Flaming Lips form in Norman, Oklahoma
  • John Francis Bongiovi changes his name and Bon Jovi is born.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers form while at high school in Los Angeles.

Major Rock Releases[]

List Of FRS Dates[]

  • 15 April 1983: Ian Gillan sits in for TV (who is in the Falklands)
  • 07 October 1983: FRS extended to three hours (first hour on stereo FM in London, elsewhere medium wave only)

January

February

March

April

07 Jan 1983
14 Jan 1983
21 Jan 1983
28 Jan 1983
04 Feb 1983
11 Feb 1983
18 Feb 1983
25 Feb 1983
04 Mar 1983
11 Mar 1983
18 Mar 1983
25 Mar 1983
01 Apr 1983
08 Apr 1983
15 Apr 1983
22 Apr 1983
29 Apr 1983

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June

July

August

06 May 1983
13 May 1983
20 May 1983
27 May 1983
03 June 1983
10 June 1983
17 June 1983
24 June 1983
01 July 1983
08 July 1983
15 July 1983
22 July 1983
29 July 1983
05 Aug 1983
12 Aug 1983
19 Aug 1983
26 Aug 1983

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October

November

December

02 Sep 1983
09 Sep 1983
16 Sep 1983
23 Sep 1983
30 Sep 1983
07 Oct 1983
14 Oct 1983
21 Oct 1983
28 Oct 1983
04 Nov 1983
11 Nov 1983
18 Nov 1983
25 Nov 1983
02 Dec 1983
09 Dec 1983
16 Dec 1983
23 Dec 1983
30 Dec 1983

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