Editing 1983 (section)

===May===
*[[May 6]] – ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'' magazine publishes the "[[Hitler Diaries]]" (which are later found to be forgeries).
*[[May 11]] – [[Aberdeen F.C.]] beat [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] 2–1 to win the [[1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983]] and become only the third [[football in Scotland|Scottish]] side to win a European trophy.
*[[May 17]] – [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], and the United States sign an [[May 17 Agreement|agreement]] on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
*[[May 20]]
** Two separate research groups led by [[Robert Gallo]] and [[Luc Montagnier]] independently declare that a novel [[retrovirus]] may have been infecting people with [[HIV/AIDS]], and publish their findings in the same issue of the journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]''.<ref name=Gallo>{{cite journal |author1=RC Gallo |author2=PS Sarin |author3=EP Gelmann |author4=M Robert-Guroff |author5=E Richardson |author6=VS Kalyanaraman |author7=D Mann |author8=GD Sidhu |author9=RE Stahl |author10=S Zolla-Pazner |author11=J Leibowitch |author12=M Popovic | journal=Science |title=Isolation of human T-cell leukemia virus in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | year=1983 | pages=865–867 | volume=220 | doi=10.1126/science.6601823 | pmid=6601823 | issue=4599|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..865G}}</ref><ref name=Montagnier >{{Cite journal  |last1 = Barre-Sinoussi | first1 = F. |last2 = Chermann | first2 = J. |last3 = Rey | first3 = F. |last4 = Nugeyre | first4 = M. |last5 = Chamaret | first5 = S. |last6 = Gruest | first6 = J. |last7 = Dauguet | first7 = C. |last8 = Axler-Blin | first8 = C. |last9 = Vézinet-Brun | first9 = F. |doi = 10.1126/science.6189183  |last10 = Rouzioux | first10 = C. |last11 = Rozenbaum | first11 = W. |last12 = Montagnier | first12 = L. | s2cid = 390173 |title = Isolation of a T-lymphotropic retrovirus from a patient at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |journal = Science  |volume = 220  |issue = 4599  |pages = 868–871  |year = 1983  |pmid = 6189183|bibcode = 1983Sci...220..868B }}</ref>
** [[Church Street bombing]]: A car bombing in [[Pretoria]], South Africa, kills 19 people. The bomb has been planted by members of [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]], a military wing of the [[African National Congress]].
*[[May 25]] – [[Hamburger SV]] defeat [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] 1–0 in the final of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/champions-league-1982-1983-endspiel-hamburger-sv-juventus/ |title=Champions League 1982/1983 » Final » Hamburger SV - Juventus 1:0 |date= 25 May 1983 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref>
*[[May 26]] – The 7.8 {{M|w}} [[1983 Sea of Japan earthquake|Sea of Japan earthquake]] shakes northern [[Honshu]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead.
*[[May 27]] – [[Benton fireworks disaster]]. An explosion at an unlicensed and illegal [[fireworks]] operation near [[Benton, Tennessee]], kills eleven and injures one. The blast is heard within a radius of {{convert|20|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19830530&id=5O0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=6978,8211234 |title=Fireworks suspect charged with deaths |date= 30 May 1983 |website=ay 3news.google.com |publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref>
*[[May 28]] – The [[9th G7 summit]] begins at [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], United States.