Singer Hao Nam

Events in 1983 and 10-7

Events in the world in the birth year of Hao Nam

• 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 Hao Nam (10-7) in history

• Day 10-7 year 1890: Wyoming became the 44th state in the United States.
• Day 10-7 year 1940: The Battle of Britain began.
• Day 10-7 year 1951: Armistice talks to end the Korean War began at Kaesong.
• Day 10-7 year 1973: The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.
• Day 10-7 year 1985: The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.
• Day 10-7 year 1989: Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.
• Day 10-7 year 1991: President Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa.
• Day 10-7 year 1995: Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi was released after six years of house arrest.
• Day 10-7 year 2003: Spain opened its first mosque (in Granada) since the Moors were expelled in 1492.