71 events found for 1982
Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canad
Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves
Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords
The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano
Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile durin
During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fern
Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos
Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War
Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral
Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralyse
1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Op
Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-li
Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on t
VASP Flight 168 crashes in Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, killing 128 people
Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub