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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état…
Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canad
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano
Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile durin
During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fern
Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos
Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War
Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks
Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green
The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralyse
1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Op
1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Op
Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on t
Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub
A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City
Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War
Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces