Pope John Paul II First Pontiff to Visit Canterbury Cathedral, May 29, 1982

Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. Date: February 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Hyde Park and Regent’s Park Bombings by Provisional IRA July 20, 1982Pan Am Flight…

During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Date: May 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War. Date: May 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982General James L. Dozier Rescued by Italian…

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Date: June 7, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Lebanon War: Syrian Army Defeats Israeli…

Italy defeats West Germany 3–1 to win the FIFA World Cup. Date: July 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982HMS Sheffield Hit by Exocet Missile, 20 Sailors Killed, May 4, 1982Javier Pérez de…

Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus. Date: March 5, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Canada Act 1982 Receives Royal Assent, March 29, 1982NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 Launch at Kennedy Space Center…