Date: May 12, 1982
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) More events from 1982Falklands War: British Amphibious Assault…
The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. Date: June 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pope John Paul II…
Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England. Date: June 18, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982World Airways Flight 30 Crashes into Boston Harbor January 23, 1982Israeli…
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 1982Plan de Sánchez…
The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. Date: March 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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) More events from 1982Constitution Act, 1982: Canadian Patriation Proclaimed by Queen Elizabeth…