Australian Referee Jimmy Bartel

Events in 1983 and 4-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Jimmy Bartel

• Pope John Paul II signs new Roman Catholic code incorporating changes brought about by Second Vatican Council (Jan. 25).
• Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., 50, political rival of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in Manila (Aug. 21).
• South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter after it had tracked the airliner for two hours; all 269 aboard are killed. (Aug. 30).
• Terrorist explosion kills 237 US Marines in Beirut (Oct. 23).
• US invades Grenada (Oct. 25).

Birthday Jimmy Bartel (4-12) in history

• Day 4-12 year 1783: George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.
• Day 4-12 year 1816: James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.
• Day 4-12 year 1875: William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.
• Day 4-12 year 1945: The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.
• Day 4-12 year 1978: Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.
• Day 4-12 year 1991: Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.
• Day 4-12 year 1993: Rock musician and composer Frank Zappa died at age 52.
• Day 4-12 year 2003: Interpol put the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on its most-wanted list.