Date: October 23, 1982
"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Date: June 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This…
The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. Date: December 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Space Shuttle Columbia Final R&D Flight Launch June 27, 1982North Yemen Earthquake Kills 2,800, Injures 1,500…
The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India. Date: April 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Widerøe Flight 933 Crashes in Barents Sea, 15 Killed, March 11, 1982International Conference on Holocaust and Armenian…
Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. Date: July 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. Date: March 22, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19821982 Lebanon War Begins: Israeli Invasion of Southern Lebanon…
President-elect of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel is assassinated. Date: September 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982New York City Nuclear Disarmament Rally and Concert June 12, 1982Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iran Recaptures Port City May…