1983

Timeline

William Stout with a Godzilla concept statue for the canceled Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D film

1982 ← 1983 → 1984

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age

BCE: 30,000 • 8000 • 4th millennium • 1100 • 218

Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749

1800s: 1804 • 1805 • 1850 • 1851 • 1853 • 1862 • 1875 • 1881 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900–1999

'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

'10s: 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

'30s: 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000–present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2029 • 2030 • 2031 • 2034 • 2035 • 2036 • 2039 • 2041 • 2042 • 2043 • 2045 • 2046 • 2047 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

• Gamera Super Monster is released in France.
• Production begins on the fan film Wolfman vs. Godzilla.
• Work begins on Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D. The film is ultimately canceled.
• A second draft for Resurrection of Godzilla is written by Akira Murao and Hideichi Nagahara, but is ultimately scrapped and replaced by The Return of Godzilla.
• Michael Sembello's song "Godzilla" is released.

January

• 20 January: Shogakukan publishes Shogakukan's TV Perfection: Warrior of Love Rainbowman Vol. 2.

March

• 12 March: Judith Conway's adaptation of King Kong is released with illustrations by Michael Berenstain.
• 19 March: Shogakukan publishes Shogakukan's TV Perfection: Warrior of Love Rainbowman Vol. 3.

June

• 8 June: Mamoru Miyano is born in Omiya, Saitama, Japan.

July

• 26 July: Kimiyoshi Yasuda passes away at age 72.

August

• 6 August: The first Godzilla film is re-released in Japan as part of the Godzilla 1983 Revival Festival.
• 8 August: Trina Nishimura is born in Sacramento, California, USA.
• 23 August: Rodan is re-released in Japan as part of the Godzilla 1983 Revival Festival.

September

• 28 September: The Mighty Peking Man is released in France.

October

• 30 October: Daiwashobo republishes the book Monster Godzilla.

November

• 30 November: Daiwashobo releases a second edition of Monster Godzilla.

December

• 9 December: The Mighty Peking Man and Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century are released in Canada.

In fiction

• Pipijuras's ship is caught in a storm and crash lands onto Earth after being sent there by its leaders. The G.T.D.I. then captures the Titan along with its technology and begins altering its body. (GigaBash)

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