Space Shuttle Challenger Maiden Voyage on STS-6 April 4, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 6833 is hijacked en route from Tbilisi to Leningrad. After returning to Tbilisi, the aircraft is subsequently raided on the ground, resulting in seven deaths. Date: November 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square. Date: December 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1983First Space Shuttle Spacewalk by Musgrave and…

A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II. Date: February 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Leaves Central Solar System Beyond Neptune…

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Lahore Women Protest Zia-ul-Haq’s Law of Evidence – February 12, 1983TAAG…

The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts. Date: May 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Byford Dolphin Diving Bell Accident Kills Five, Injures One – November…