Date: May 26, 1983
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 crashes at Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Ankara, Turkey, killing 47 and injuring 20. Date: January 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Nigeria Coup Ends Second Nigerian Republic – December…
Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L, intended to launch a crew to the Salyut 7 space station, explodes on the launch pad. The launch escape system is activated before the Soyuz-U rocket explodes, saving the crew. Date: September 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 26 π Events on this day in…
The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Date: February 22, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983United American Bank Collapses; Jake Butcher Fraud…
Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Lebanon, Israel, US Sign Withdrawal Agreement May 17, 1983Jules Rimet Trophy…
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 β π Other events on July 27 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia. Date: March 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 11 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75 in Victoria and South Australia, February 16, 1983Mona Mahmudnizhad and Nine BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ…