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)
Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García, is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. Date: March 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. Date: March 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London. Date: March 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway. Date: March 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun. Date: March 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers. Date: February 15, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Japan Air Lines Flight 350 crashes near Haneda Airport in an attempted pilot mass murder-suicide, killing 24 of the 174 people on board. Date: February 9, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)