1983 in South Korea
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Events from the year 1983 in South Korea.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Chun Doo-hwan
- Prime Minister: Kim Sang-hyup (until 14 October), Chin Iee-chong (starting 14 October)
Events
[edit]- 1 September – Korean Air Flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 Interceptor.
- 9 October – Rangoon bombing: North Korean agents planted a bomb in an attempt to assassinate President Chun. However, the bomb exploded prematurely, killing several high-ranking South Korean officials and four Burmese nationals. President Chun narrowly escaped the attack.
Births
[edit]- January 1 - Park Sung-hyun, archer[1]
- February 7 - Son Suk-ku, actor
- April 18 - Jang Nam-seok, footballer
- April 30 - Yun Mi-jin, archer[2]
- May 11 - Park Hee-von, actress, singer, TV host and model
- May 24 - Woo Seung-yeon, model and actress (died 2009)
- June 3 - Shinsadong Tiger, music producer and songwriter (died 2024)[3]
- July 10 - Kim Hee-chul, singer-songwriter, TV host, model, actor and director
- September 18 - JeA, singer-songwriter
- October 8 - Lee Sang-hee (actress), actress
- November 2 - Miryo, rapper, songwriter and record producer
- December 28 - Narsha, singer and actress
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sung-Hyun PARK - Olympic Archery | Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Mi-Jin YUN - Olympic Archery | Republic of Korea". International Olympic Committee. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ EXID, Apink producer Shinsadong Tiger dead at age 40
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