1983 in Taiwan

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Events from the year 1983 in Taiwan, Republic of China. 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. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

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.

References

1. "TFAM | Home | About | History & Architecture". tfam.museum. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. "대한항공여객기피격희생자" [Korean Air Lines plane crash victims]. nmhc.go.kr. Retrieved 29 June 2025.