Vostok Station Records World’s Lowest Inhabited Temperature, July 21, 1983
Date: July 21, 1983
Date: July 21, 1983
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…
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 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada…
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 U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day…
Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia. Date: March 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75 in Victoria and South Australia, February 16, 1983Lahore Women Protest Zia-ul-Haq’s Law…
Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport. Date: November 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983People’s Armed Police Founded – April…