Date: June 5, 1983
Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison. Date: September 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Lebanon, Israel, US Sign…
US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured. Date: December 4, 1983 Read more…
Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín. Date: December 10, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sri Lanka Army Soldiers Killed in LTTE Ambush, July 23, 1983EPA Announces Times…
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 198338 IRA Prisoners Escape Maze Prison in Hijacked Lorry, September 25, 1983U.S….
A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board. Date: July 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turin Cinema Fire Kills 64 People, February 13,…
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through. Date: January 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gimli Glider:…