Timeline January 1983

Events in January 1983 10

• 1913 – 1983 Bear Bryant (1913-1983) Died 26 January 1983, aged 69 Paul "Bear" Bryant was an American college football coach who led the University of Alabama to six national championships. At his retirement he held the record for most wins by a major college football coach. He remains one of the most influential figures in American college sports.
• 1914 – 1983 Louis de Funes (1914-1983) Died 27 January 1983, aged 68 Louis de Funes was a French actor renowned for his manic comic performances in films such as The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez and La Grande Vadrouille. He was one of the most popular French film stars of the 1960s and 1970s. His comedies remain widely watched in France today.
• 1933 – 1983 Garrincha The Joy of the People Considered the greatest dribbler of all time; led Brazil to the 1962 World Cup title.
• 1983 1983: Nelson Piquet Brabham Piquet won his second title with Brabham in the final season of the ground-effect era, beating Alain Prost by two points.
• 1983 – 1986 Early Musical Career Discovered singing with the band Ton Ton Macoute in the mid-1980s, having previously been sent to a reform school where a nun gave her her first guitar.
• 1983 Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh Took 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.
• 1983 Eliminator Released 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.
• 1983 Elite Model Look Contest Won third place in the Elite Model Look contest at the age of 17, launching her modelling career.
• 1983 – 1985 Venger and Voltron Voiced the villain Venger in the animated series Dungeons & Dragons and narrated the Voltron series, among dozens of other roles during the golden age of 1980s animation.
• 1983 House fire destroys Bel Air mansion An electrical fire destroys 90% of Abdul-Jabbar's Bel Air home, taking with it his basketball trophies, childhood photos, and a priceless collection of jazz records and Islamic art. His girlfriend and infant son escape through a window.