July 1983

Friday 01:

A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djall Mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.

Thursday 07:

Cold War: Samantha Smith, a U.S. schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Premier Yuri Andropov

Monday 11:

A Boeing 727 crashes into hilly terrain after a tail strike in Cuenca, Ecuador, claiming 119 lives.

Saturday 16:

Sikorsky S-61 disaster: helicopter crash off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.

Saturday 23:

Gimli Glider: Air Canada flight 143 crash-lands in Gimli, Manitoba.

Sunday 24:

George Brett, batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".