What Happened on April 1, 1983

• Anti-nuclear demonstrators link arms in 14-mile human chain in England
• Iraq increases missile attacks on Iran

• Matt Lanter, American actor (Disaster Movie; 90210; Timeless), born in Massillon, Ohio
• Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic soccer midfielder (36 caps; Zulte Waregem, Fylkir), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
• Sean Taylor, American NFL free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2007)

• Ken Kersey, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer ("Boogie Woogie Cocktail"), dies at 66
• Marc Vaubourgoin, French composer, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 76

Holidays: Good Friday (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
• #1 Song: Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran