Falklands War: British Defeat Argentine Army at Goose Green, May 29, 1982

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 📅…

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 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Storm, Killing 84 Workers, February 15, 1982Hama Massacre: Syria Attacks Hama, February 2, 19821982…

Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law. Date: March 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed. Date: June 3, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Fátima Procession Attack on…

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. Date: April 25, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks Kill 56 British Servicemen June 8, 1982Lebanon War:…

Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub. Date: June 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Constitution Act, 1982: Canadian Patriation Proclaimed by Queen…