Michael Jackson Releases Thriller, Best-Selling Album of All Time, November 29, 1982

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…

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 📅…

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) More events from 1982Soviet Venera 14 Lands on Venus March 5,…

Cold War: Spain joins NATO. Date: May 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982International Conference on Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Opens in Tel Aviv, June 20, 1982VASP Flight 168 Crashes in Pacatuba, Brazil,…

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 1982Bachir Gemayel Assassinated in Lebanon September 14, 1982Soviet Venera 14 Lands on Venus March 5, 19821982…

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 1982Hama Massacre: Syria Attacks Hama,…