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8 February – A severe dust storm sweeps through Melbourne and deposits an estimated 1,000 tonnes of topsoil on the city. 16 February – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 72 people and destroys over 2,000 homes in one of Australia's worst ever fires.
Jan 14, 2024 · 8 February – A severe dust storm sweeps through Melbourne and deposits an estimated 1,000 tonnes of topsoil on the city. 16 February – The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 72 people and destroys over 2,000 homes in one of Australia's worst ever fires.
1983 in Australia. Historical events in Australia. Hidden category: Container categories.
- Hurricane Alicia
- United States Invades Grenada
- Space -- NASA's STS-7 Mission
- Strategic Defense Initiative SDI
- Mario Bros. Game Debuts
- NASA’s STS-8 Mission
- Fraggle Rock
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21. Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast during August of 1983 causing billions of dollars worth of damage to the region. The category 3 storm directly hit Galveston and Houston on the Gulf Coast and was the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States in 3 years. Hurricane Alicia had wind gu...
1. The United States invades Grenada on October 25th of 1983. 2. Over 5,000 Marines were sent to the island after the government was overthrown in a bloody coup by a Cuban trained military force. 3. At the time, there were about 1,000 United States civilians in the country, most of them medical students. 4. President Reagan ordered the invasion cit...
NASA’s STS-7 mission was completed successfully during June. The mission carried five astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on a 6 day flight. The crew carried out several experiments and deployed two satellites. This mission was notable in that it was Sally Ride’s first space flight, making her the first American woman in space. Twenty ye...
President Ronald Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). 1. U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) during a televised address in March of 1983. 2. The proposed defense system was a highly advanced system that would rely on technology that had not yet been developed to intercept and prev...
The video game Mario Bros. was first released as a Nintendo arcade game in Japan during July. The game was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto (who also designed the Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong) and Gunpei Yokoi (who also created Metroid and the Game Boy) and was a platform style game with phases. The Mario Bros. game featured the now iconic character...
NASA’s STS-8 mission comes to an end during September. The Space Shuttle Challenger launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying a crew of five including Guion Bluford who became the first African-American astronaut to fly in space. The mission’s objectives focused on studying the physiological effects of space on the human body, spec...
The children's show "Fraggle Rock" debuts on HBO as one of the premium cable network's first original programs. 1. Fraggle Rock premieres during January of 1983 on HBO. 2. The show was one of HBO’s first original programs and was created and produced by Jim Henson. 3. Fraggle Rock focused on the interactions between a group of muppets called Fraggl...
Dec 9, 2022 · It was a big year for the celebrity and entertainment world, and thanks to the then-newly-born Internet, almost 40 years down the track, 1983 is still firmly embedded in the conscience of society – even for those who weren't born yet.
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Nov 28, 2020 · Prince Charles, Princess Diana and baby William's debut visit to Australia as a family in March 1983 is now the subject of the fourth season of Netflix's blockbuster royal drama, The Crown, which explores simmering jealousies and growing fractures within the monarchy.
