Vostok Station Records World’s Lowest Inhabited Temperature, July 21, 1983
Date: July 21, 1983
Date: July 21, 1983
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 → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This…
Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. Date: December 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in…
More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Date: June 5, 1983 Read more on…
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85 km) between the Japanese islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō, breaks through. Date: January 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983George Brett…
Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 loses one of its propellers in flight resulting in damage to the flight controls. The Lockheed L-188 Electra makes an emergency landing at Anchorage International Airport and there are no injuries. Date: June 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this…
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 1983Sri Lanka Army Soldiers Killed in…