The original International AIDS Candlelight Memorial was held in 1983, when the cause of AIDS was unknown and no more than a few thousand AIDS deaths had been recorded.

• 第一次举办国际性的艾滋病烛光纪念日活动是在1983年，在当时人们还不知道艾滋病的病因，而且对该病导致的死亡率也没有任何记载。