1983 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 1983 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 72 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Chiang Ching-kuo
- Vice President – Hsieh Tung-min
- Premier – Sun Yun-suan
- Vice Premier – Chiu Chuang-huan
Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 28 March – The commissioning of first unit of Tunghsiao Power Plant in Miaoli County.
August
[edit]- 8 August – The establishment of Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei.[1]
September
[edit]- 1 September – 23 Taiwanese citizens were among the victims in Korean Air Lines Flight 007 that was shot down by a Soviet interceptor jet and crashed near Moneron Island, Soviet Union, killing all 269 passengers and crew.[2]
October
[edit]- 31 October – The opening of Guandu Bridge which links Taipei and New Taipei.
December
[edit]- 3 December – 1983 Republic of China legislative election.
Births
[edit]- 8 January – Pan Tzu-hui, softball athlete
- 19 January – Jane Huang, singer
- 30 March – Hebe Tien, actress and singer
- 22 April – Chang Chia-che, long-distance running athlete
- 12 May – Ho Ming-tsan, football player
- 28 May – Marcus Chang, actor and singer-songwriter
- 31 May – Michelle Chen, actress and singer
- 10 June – Hsueh Shih-ling, actor, rapper, songwriter and television presenter
- 11 July – Christine Kuo, actress
- 23 July – Wong Jinglun, tv host
- 27 August – Chen Bolin, actor
- 6 September – Jing Chang, singer
- 20 September
- 8 October – Maggie Wu, model and actress
- 11 October – Wu Hsiao-li, volleyball player
- 31 October – Jay Shih, actor, singer and TV host
- 2 December – Monica Yin, actress
- 28 November – Alien Huang, singer and actor
- 25 December – Gwei Lun-mei actress
- 28 December – Joseph Chang, actor
Deaths
[edit]- 30 June – Hsu Shih-hsien, 75, former Mayor of Chiayi City.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1983 in Taiwan.
- ^ "TFAM | Home | About | History & Architecture". tfam.museum. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "대한항공여객기피격희생자" [Korean Air Lines plane crash victims]. nmhc.go.kr. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
