Date: July 11, 1983
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Turkish provinces of Erzurum and Kars leaves approximately 1,340 people dead. Date: October 30, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Vostok Station Records World’s Lowest Inhabited Temperature, July…
Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Date: October 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Soviet Union Admits Downing…
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…
Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board. Date: August 30, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983First Space Shuttle Spacewalk…
Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Date: March 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Black July Anti-Tamil Riots Begin in…
Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. Date: June 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Aleksandr Suvorov Ship Collision…