Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Swatch introduced its first collection of twelve plastic quartz watches on 1 March 1983 in Zürich, priced from CHF 39.90 to CHF 49.90, a launch credited with helping rescue the Swiss watch industry.

The Airbus A310-203 and A310-221 received their initial type certificates on 11 March 1983, a month before the first airline services with Swissair and Lufthansa.

The second boiling-water reactor enters commercial service.

Casio launched the DW-5000C in April 1983, the first G-Shock, a shock-resistant digital watch that began a line now past 100 million sales.

The 18th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on 9 May 1983 at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, hosted by Jerry Reed, John Schneider and Tammy Wynette; Alabama won Entertainer of the Year for the second straight year and Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind" took Album and Single.

The prototype DHC-8 Dash 8-100, registered C-GDNK, flew for the first time on 20 June 1983, launching the twin-engine 37-seat turboprop that replaced the four-engine Dash 7 concept.

The improved Airbus A300-600, with an A310-style two-crew cockpit and rear fuselage, made its first flight on 8 July 1983.

Commercial operation begins. This dates the original generating unit, before the later shutdown and recovery described in this thread.

Embraer's pressurised 30-seat EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop prototype PT-ZBA flew for the first time in July 1983 at São José dos Campos, the airliner that opened the US commuter market to Embraer.

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Commercial operation begins. This dates the original generating unit, before the later shutdown and recovery described in this thread.

The prototype 737-300, the first re-engined 737 with CFM56 turbofans, flew for the first time on February 24, 1984, starting a nine-month certification program for the second-generation 737 Classic.

At the 26th Grammy Awards on 28 February 1984 at the Shrine Auditorium, Michael Jackson won a then-record eight awards from 12 nominations, including Album of the Year for Thriller and Record of the Year for "Beat It".

Lotte's Koala's March, a hollow biscuit filled with milk chocolate and printed with koala designs, went on sale in Japan in March 1984 with 12 hand-brushed designs.

Airbus launched the A320 on 2 March 1984 with orders from five airlines, committing to a 150-seat twinjet that would bring digital fly-by-wire to a civil airliner.

The Airbus A300B4-620, first of the -600 series, received its initial type certificate on 9 March 1984, three months before entering service with Saudi Arabian Airlines.

Topcraft's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind releases in Japanese theaters, Hayao Miyazaki's post-apocalyptic adventure adapting his own manga about Princess Nausicaä's struggle to bridge humanity and a poisoned, insect-guarded wilderness.

The first generating unit of Itaipu Binacional on the Paraná River was synchronised on 5 May 1984, starting the plant that grew into one of the world's largest hydropower stations.

The 19th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on 14 May 1984 at Knott's Berry Farm's Good Time Theater, hosted by Mac Davis, Crystal Gayle and Charley Pride; Alabama won Entertainer of the Year for the third straight time, and Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton took Single and Duet with "Islands in the Stream".

Swiss regional airline Crossair put the Saab-Fairchild SF340 into scheduled service on 15 June 1984 between Basel and Paris, nine days after taking delivery of the first aircraft.

Commercial operation begins. This dates the original generating unit, before the later shutdown and recovery described in this thread.

The first ATR 42 took off from Toulouse on 16 August 1984, 33 months after Aérospatiale and Aeritalia signed the ATR agreement.

De Havilland Canada delivered the first production Dash 8-100, C-GJCB, to launch customer NorOntair on 23 October 1984, a month after Canadian type certification.

Sour Patch Kids, a soft gummy candy with a sour sugar coating of citric and tartaric acid, was introduced in the US in 1985 and became a movie-theater staple; Extreme is the sourest variety.

Pirelli introduced the P Zero on the Lancia Delta S4 Stradale, the tire that gave rise to the Ultra High Performance category; the first generation followed in 1987 to equip the Ferrari F40. It launched the company's 'Perfect Fit' strategy of bespoke tires for premium automakers.

At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards on 26 February 1985 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It" won Record and Song of the Year, Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down won Album of the Year and Cyndi Lauper was named Best New Artist.

The three units enter long shutdowns in 1985; their actual return dates differ. March is a month-level anchor for the station shutdown period.

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The 20th Academy of Country Music Awards were held on Monday, 6 May 1985 at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, hosted by Glen Campbell, Janie Fricke and Loretta Lynn; Alabama won Entertainer of the Year again and the Judds took Song of the Year and Vocal Duo.

The second pressurized-water reactor enters commercial service.