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The Mother Records label is registered by U2. It is intended that Mother will release only 'one-off' singles promoting Irish artists. However, the label will not actially be launched until August 1984.
Michael Jackson's video for Beat It is chosen Best Overall Clip at the Billboard Video Awards in Pasadena, California.
Political rocker Billy Bragg is arrested at an anti-apartheid sit-in outside South Africa House, London, England, UK, Europe. The US Senate passes a bill, inspired by a campaign started by Stevie Wonder, to have civil right campaigner Dr Martin Luther King's birthday recognized as a national holiday in the USA. The bill is passed by a majority of 78 votes to 22.