Canada Act 1982 Receives Royal Assent, March 29, 1982

Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Date: May 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982North Yemen Earthquake Kills 2,800, Injures 1,500 December 13, 1982Rollie Fingers…

During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster. Date: October 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Rollie Fingers First…

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 1982Hyde Park and Regent’s Park Bombings by Provisional IRA July 20, 1982Multinational Force Lands in Beirut to Oversee…

Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. Date: July 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day…

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 1982Pan Am Flight 759…

Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Date: January 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day…