Date: December 19, 1983
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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…
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 1983Turkish Republic of Northern…
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 13 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983TAME Boeing 737-200 Crashes Near Cuenca, Ecuador, Killing 119 – July 11, 1983Israeli Premier Menachem Begin…
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…
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. Date: October 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on October 12 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On This Day (Today) More…
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 â đ Other events on April 25 đ Events on this day in 1983 đ On…