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