Date: June 5, 1983
The 7.8 Mwβ― Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. Date: May 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day…
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. Date: April 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Aeroflot Flight 601 Crash Kills 44 at Takeoff, December 24, 1983Seikan…
The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Date: October 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Crashes at Ankara EsenboΔa…
Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board. Date: August 30, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Singapore Cable Car Crash…
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Date: April 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Bob Hawke Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, March 11, 1983Hitler Diaries Exposed as Hoax,…
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Able Archer 83 Begins, Cold War Tensions Rise November 7, 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond…