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1983
 
    
Philip Johnson completes the A.T. & T. skyscraper in New York, an early example of Post-Modernism       
1983
 
   
The US system MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) becomes the industry standard for electronic communication in music      
1983
 
   
Philips and Sony jointly introduce a new device, the compact disc      
1983
 
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Manuel Noriega wins control of the National Guard in Panama on his way to achieving absolute power      
1983
 
     
South African novelist J.M. Coetzee publishes The Life and Times of Michael K, and wins the Booker Prize        
1983
 
    
A new version of the Apple adds the mouse to personal computers       
1983
 
   
Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino is assassinated at Manila International Airport      
1983
 
   
The Tamil Tigers launch a civil war against the Sinhalese majority in Sri Lanka      
1983
 
    
Classical ballerina Natalia Makarova triumphs on Broadway in On Your Toes       
1983
 
    
Rudolf Nureyev begins a successful 6-year period as artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet