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Events on Saturday 31 December 1983 5
19831983: Nelson PiquetBrabhamPiquet won his second title with Brabham in the final season of the ground-effect era, beating Alain Prost by two points.
1983Eeyore in Winnie the PoohTook over the role of Eeyore, the lovably gloomy donkey, in Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise. He would voice the character for over 40 years across dozens of films, television specials and video games. 'I enjoyed doing Eeyore because he was simply charming,' he said.
1983EliminatorReleased Eliminator, which fused blues-rock with synthesisers and drum machines. The album produced the hits Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man and Legs, selling over 10 million copies in the US alone and earning Diamond certification.
1983Elite Model Look ContestWon third place in the Elite Model Look contest at the age of 17, launching her modelling career.
1983Muhammadu Buhari Seizes Power in NigeriaMilitary coup ends Nigeria's Second RepublicMajor General Muhammadu Buhari led a military coup that overthrew the elected government of President Shehu Shagari, ending Nigeria's Second Republic. Buhari ruled as military head of state until being ousted in another coup in 1985. He later returned to power as an elected civilian president in 2015.