Date: July 1, 1983
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 → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Stern Publishes Hitler Diary Excerpts, Later…
The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. Date: October 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor). Date: August 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983First Space Shuttle Spacewalk…
Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. Date: July 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. Date: June 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅…