Date: August 21, 1983
A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city. Date: February 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Poland Martial Law Officially Revoked July…
Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1983AT&T Bell System Breakup by U.S. Government December 31, 1983TAAG Angola Flight…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space on STS-6. Date: April 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Moose Murders Broadway Flop Opens and Closes Same Night, February 22,…
Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Samantha Smith Invited to Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov, April…
In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Argentina Holds First Democratic Elections After Military Rule, October…