Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75 in Victoria and South Australia, February 16, 1983

The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. Date: February 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Seikan Tunnel Pilot Shaft Breakthrough, World’s Longest Subaqueous Tunnel January 27, 1983Moose Murders Broadway…

Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 112 people on board. Date: September 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Stern Publishes Hitler Diary Excerpts, Later Revealed Forgeries, April 28,…

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 1983Able Archer 83 Begins, Cold War Tensions Rise November 7, 1983ARPANET…

U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Date: November 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Pluto’s Orbit, April 25, 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond…

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it is only recognized by Turkey. Date: November 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Byford Dolphin Diving Bell Accident Kills Five, Injures One – November 5,…