Sikorsky S-61 Helicopter Crash Off Isles of Scilly, 20 Dead – July 16, 1983
Date: July 16, 1983
Date: July 16, 1983
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 β π Other events on October 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More…
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Date: April 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 198338 IRA Prisoners Escape Maze Prison in Hijacked Lorry, September 25, 19831983 West Bank…
United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud. Date: February 14, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Moose Murders Broadway Flop Opens and Closes Same Night,…
The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Date: March 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This…
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 1983Strategic Defense Initiative Announced by Reagan March 23, 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 Deadstick Landing July 23, 1983Aeroflot…
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 11 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75 in Victoria and South Australia, February 16,…