Sabra and Shatila Massacre in Lebanon September 16, 1982

Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub. Date: June 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Plan de Sánchez Massacre: 268 Guatemalan Campesinos Slain,…

Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. Date: May 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: HMS Coventry Sunk by Argentine Skyhawks, May 25, 1982Intel 80286 Released:…

Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. Date: July 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks Kill 56 British Servicemen June 8, 1982Yuri…

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…

Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. Date: May 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Battles of Tumbledown…

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War. Date: May 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Fahd Becomes King of Saudi Arabia After Khalid’s Death,…