Date: December 7, 1983
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Date: January 29, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Date: November 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turin Cinema Fire Kills 64 People, February 13, 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond…
The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries. Date: April 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Black July: 18 Tamil…
The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Date: September 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983EPA Announces Times Beach Buyout and…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Argentina Military Junta Dissolved, December 5,…
Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. Date: February 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…