Date: October 4, 1983
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Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Date: July 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143…
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). Date: August 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot Down…
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. Date: April 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983ARPANET Adopts TCP/IP, Creating the Internet – January 1, 1983Stanislav Petrov…
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 1983ASALA Orly Airport Attack Kills 8,…
The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). Date: July 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in Smithville Shootout, June 4,…
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. Date: June 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅…