Date: September 1, 1983
Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. Date: July 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. Date: October 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Israeli Premier Menachem Begin Resigns – September 15, 1983Sri Lanka Army Soldiers Killed in…
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 1983Samantha Smith Visits Soviet Union, Cold War Diplomacy, July…
The People's Armed Police is officially founded. Date: April 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in Smithville Shootout, June 4, 1983Space Shuttle Challenger Maiden Voyage on STS-6, April 4, 1983Lahore…
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico. Date: November 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-9 with Spacelab Module, November 28, 1983Two Correctional Officers Killed at…
Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…