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December 4, 1983

On December 4, 1983, uS Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured. The year's #1 song was "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Sean Taylor, Jamie Chung would arrive in the same year.

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US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.

The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. 5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024.

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1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.

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On December 4, 1983

1983 US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.

Maritime service branch of the U.S. military

The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. 5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024.

Arrivals

Born on December 4, 1983

Jimmy Bartel 1983– Australian rules footballer, born 1983

Chinx 1983– American rapper (1983–2015)

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Ólafur Ingi Skúlason 1983– Icelandic footballer

Sean Taylor 1983– American football player (died 2007)

Jamie Chung 1983– American actress

Andrew Dost 1983– American guitarist and songwriter

Ryan Merriman 1983– American actor

Hannes Sigurðsson 1983– Icelandic footballer

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