Events from the year 1983 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 72 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents President – Chiang Ching-kuo Vice President – Hsieh Tung-min Premier – Sun Yun-suan Vice Premier – Chiu Chuang-huan
Events
March 28 March – The commissioning of first unit of Tunghsiao Power Plant in Miaoli County.
August 8 August – The establishment of Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
September 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.
October 31 October – The opening of Guandu Bridge which links Taipei and New Taipei.
December 3 December – 1983 Republic of China legislative election.
Births 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 Shone An, singer and actor A-Lin, singer and lyricist 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 (died 2020) 25 December – Gwei Lun-mei actress 28 December – Joseph Chang, actor
Deaths 6 February – Li Mei-shu, 80, painter, sculptor, and politician. 3 March – Fang Xianjue, 79, general. 2 April – Chang Dai-chien, 83, painter. 30 June – Hsu Shih-hsien, 75, former Mayor of Chiayi City. 15 September – Chien Shih-Liang, 75, chemist and President of Academia Sinica.
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