Bob Hawke Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, March 11, 1983
Date: March 11, 1983
Date: March 11, 1983
Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983U.S. DOE Declassifies Oak Ridge Mercury Pollution Event, May 17, 1983Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Crashes at Ankara EsenboΔa Airport,…
Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Date: March 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983First Space Shuttle Spacewalk by Musgrave…
More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Date: June 5, 1983 Read more on…
A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city. Date: February 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983North Korean Il-62M Crashes in Guinea-Bissau,…
Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1983 π On…
The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. Date: February 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sea of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 100 – May 26, 1983Lebanon-Israel-US Sign Withdrawal…