Date: February 23, 1983
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The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. Date: January 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Samantha Smith Invited to Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov, April 25, 1983Harold Washington…
Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983USSR…
Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983People’s Armed Police Founded April 5, 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75…
The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: December 19, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). Date: August 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983North Korean Il-62M Crashes in Guinea-Bissau, 23…
The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2Β million pounds [1.9Β kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day…