Date: August 21, 1983
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 â đ Other events on August 30 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond…
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. Date: April 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on April 7 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle Kills 13, Injures 1 â February…
The 7.8 Mw⯠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 â đ Other events on May 26 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day…
One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law. Date: February 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 12 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ …
Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. Date: September 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on September 15 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Vanessa Williams Becomes First Black Miss America, September 17, 1983United American Bank Collapses; Jake Butcher Fraud Conviction, February 14, 1983Ash…
The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Date: March 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on March 21 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This…