Bob Hawke Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, March 11, 1983

Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Date: November 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Pluto’s Orbit – April 25, 1983United States Senate…

Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan. Date: March 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace. Date: September 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…

The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Date: July 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The 7.8 Mw  Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. Date: May 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day…

The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. Date: October 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…