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Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Moneron Island, Soviet Union Thursday Sep 1, 1983 Soviet interceptor Sukhoi Su-15 shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, a Boeing 747-230B, bound for Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, after it flew into Soviet airspace; all 269 passengers and crew on board died.
Lithuania Tuesday Sep 13, 1983 Nuclear Power
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Lithuania Tuesday Sep 13, 1983 The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's similarities to the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in both reactors.
