Date: August 27, 1982
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 1982Nine-Planet Syzygy Aligns on One Side of the Sun March 10, 1982Failed Assassination…
The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; It is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983 Date: June 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982HMS Sheffield Sunk by Exocet in…
Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. Date: July 18, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: Argentine Forces Surrender in Stanley, June…
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…
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 1982Space Shuttle STS-3 Columbia Lands at White Sands Missile Range, March 30, 1982Falklands War: British Amphibious Assault Begins…
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 1982Spanish General Election Begins Spanish…