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1983 In Portugal
Events in the year 1983 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Presidents of Portugal, President: António Ramalho Eanes *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: Francisco Pinto Balsemão (until 9 June), Mário Soares (starting 9 June) Events *27 July – 1983 Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon, Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon. Arts and entertainment Sports Association football, Football (soccer) competitions: 1982–83 Primeira Liga, Primeira Liga * 8 and 14 December - 1983 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Births *13 August – Francisco Adam, actor (died 2006 in Portugal, 2006). *6 November – Gisela João, fado singer Deaths *19 August – José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo naval officer and politician (born 1917 in Angola, 1917) References {{Year in Europe, 1983 1983 in Portugal, 1980s in Portugal 1983 in Europe, Portugal Years of the 20th century in Portugal 1983 by country, Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Adam
Francisco Amaro Rodrigues Adam (13 August 1983 - 16 April 2006) was a Portuguese actor and model, best known for his humorous role as ''Dino'', short for Bernardino Esteves, in the Portuguese youth telenovela Morangos com Açúcar. Biography Adam grew up in the village of Runa, near Torres Vedras. At the age of 18, he moved to Lisbon to become a model, first for Elite Models and later for On Fashion. After 4 years of working for fashion and advertisement campaigns, Adam was cast in Morangos com Açúcar. He had a considerable following on the Internet, mostly from Portuguese teenage girls, who nicknamed him the ''Dino-man''. Death Adam died in a car accident near Alcochete, at 03:50 UTC on 16 April 2006 (Easter Sunday), at the age of 22, after an autograph signing session at a nightclub in Coruche. According to TVI, Adam was supposed to become the central character in Morangos com Açúcar ''Morangos com Açúcar'' (lit. ''Strawberries with Sugar''; distributed internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Europe
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s In Portugal
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Portugal
Events in the year 1983 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Presidents of Portugal, President: António Ramalho Eanes *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: Francisco Pinto Balsemão (until 9 June), Mário Soares (starting 9 June) Events *27 July – 1983 Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon, Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon. Arts and entertainment Sports Association football, Football (soccer) competitions: 1982–83 Primeira Liga, Primeira Liga * 8 and 14 December - 1983 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira Births *13 August – Francisco Adam, actor (died 2006 in Portugal, 2006). *6 November – Gisela João, fado singer Deaths *19 August – José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo naval officer and politician (born 1917 in Angola, 1917) References {{Year in Europe, 1983 1983 in Portugal, 1980s in Portugal 1983 in Europe, Portugal Years of the 20th century in Portugal 1983 by country, Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 In Angola
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's Desert Column. * January 10 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. * January 11 – Unknown saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland (modern-day Lyndhurst, New Jersey), one of the events leading to United States involvement in WWI. * January 16 – The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million. * January 22 – WWI: United States President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Germany. * January 25 ** WWI: British armed merchantman is sunk by mines off Lough Swilly (Ireland), with the loss of 354 of the 475 aboard. ** An anti-prostitution drive in San Francisco occurs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
