Date: June 18, 1983
Black July: Thirty-seven Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by the fellow Sinhalese prisoners. Date: July 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983First 3D Human Head…
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 1983Singapore Cable Car Crash Kills Seven,…
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Benigno Aquino Jr. Assassinated at Manila Airport, August 21, 1983Magnitude 6.6 Erzurum-Kars Earthquake Kills…
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 1983Benigno Aquino Jr. Assassinated…
Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983US Navy Strikes Syrian Missile Sites in Lebanon, December 4, 1983Benigno Aquino Jr. Assassinated at Manila Airport, August 21,…
Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba. Date: July 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 Propeller Loss Emergency…