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*March 29 - [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] steps down as President of Argentina, handing power to General [[Roberto Viola]]. | *March 29 - [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] steps down as President of Argentina, handing power to General [[Roberto Viola]]. | ||
*March 30 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt in Washington D.C. by [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], who also wounds Press Secretary James Brady, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. | *March 30 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan survives an assassination attempt in Washington D.C. by [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], who also wounds Press Secretary James Brady, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. | ||
*April 27 - [[Operation Red Dog]] takes place. | *April 27 - [[Operation Red Dog]] takes place. | ||
*May 13 - Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City by [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] of the [[Grey Wolves]]. | *May 13 - Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City by [[Mehmet Ali Ağca]] of the [[Grey Wolves]]. | ||
*June 7 - [[Operation Opera]]: Israeli Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]] orders an airstrike to be carried out on Iraq's ''Osirak'' nuclear reactor 11 miles southeast of Baghdad. The airstrike destroys the facility and also kills 10 Iraqi soldiers and 1 French civilian. | *June 7 - [[Operation Opera]]: Israeli Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]] orders an airstrike to be carried out on Iraq's ''Osirak'' nuclear reactor 11 miles southeast of Baghdad. The airstrike destroys the facility and also kills 10 Iraqi soldiers and 1 French civilian. | ||
*July 6 - The [[Cuban American National Foundation]] is founded. | *July 6 - The [[Cuban American National Foundation]] is founded. | ||
*July 16 - [[Mahathir Mohamad]] is elected Prime Minister of Malaysia. | *July 16 - [[Mahathir Mohamad]] is elected Prime Minister of Malaysia. | ||
*July 27 - Serial killer [[Ottis Toole]] abducts 6-year old Adam Walsh from the parking lot of the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, later raping him and decapitating him with a machete. | *July 27 - Serial killer [[Ottis Toole]] abducts 6-year old Adam Walsh from the parking lot of the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, later raping him and decapitating him with a machete. | ||
*October 6 - Egyptian President | *October 6 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo by [[Egyptian Islamic Jihad]] members [[Khalid Islambouli]] and [[Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj]]. | ||
*October 14 - [[Hosni Mubarak]] is named President of Egypt. | *October 14 - [[Hosni Mubarak]] is named President of Egypt. | ||
*October 20 - [[Black September]] bombs a Portuguese Jewish synagogue in the center of Antwerp, Belgium, killing 3 people and injuring 106. | *October 20 - [[Black September]] bombs a Portuguese Jewish synagogue in the center of Antwerp, Belgium, killing 3 people and injuring 106. | ||
*December 6 - The [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] is dissolved. | *December 6 - The [[Communist Party of Kampuchea]] is dissolved. | ||
*December 13 - [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]], the head of state of Poland, declares martial law in Poland in response to protests by the Solidarity trade union. The [[Military Council of National Salvation]] is established to maintain order. | |||
*December 13 - [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]], the head of state of Poland, declares martial law in response to protests by the Solidarity trade union. The [[Military Council of National Salvation]] is established to maintain order | |||
*December 22 - [[Roberto Viola]] is deposed as President of Argentina in a coup lead by [[Leopoldo Galtieri]], who subsequently becomes president. | *December 22 - [[Roberto Viola]] is deposed as President of Argentina in a coup lead by [[Leopoldo Galtieri]], who subsequently becomes president. | ||
*Unknown - Beginning of the [[Contras|Contra insurgency]] in Nicaragua. | *Unknown - Beginning of the [[Contras|Contra insurgency]] in Nicaragua. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
===Villain births=== | ===Villain births=== | ||
*February 2 - [[Salem al-Hazmi]] | *February 2 - [[Salem al-Hazmi]] | ||
*February 5 - [[Luke Woodham]] | *February 5 - [[Luke Woodham]] | ||
*February 23 - [[Melissa Huckaby]] | *February 23 - [[Melissa Huckaby]] | ||
*February 26 - [[Barry Loukaitis]] | *February 26 - [[Barry Loukaitis]] | ||
*April 9 - [[Eric Harris]] | *April 9 - [[Eric Harris]] | ||
*July 9 - [[Kimveer Gill]] | *July 9 - [[Kimveer Gill]] | ||
*July 24 - [[Steven Anderson | *July 24 - [[Steven Anderson]] | ||
*September 11 - [[Dylan Klebold]] | *September 11 - [[Dylan Klebold]] | ||
*September 19 - [[Ahmad Abousamra]] | *September 19 - [[Ahmad Abousamra]] | ||
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*January 11 - Toshiya Kuge | *January 11 - Toshiya Kuge | ||
*January 17 - Lauren Dawn Townsend | *January 17 - Lauren Dawn Townsend | ||
*February 18 - Jasmine Fiore | *February 18 - Jasmine Fiore | ||
*March 5 - Candace Lee Williams (9/11 Victim) | *March 5 - Candace Lee Williams (9/11 Victim) | ||
*April 8 - | *April 8 - Deora Frances Bodley | ||
*August 5 - Rachel Joy Scott | *August 5 - Rachel Joy Scott | ||
*November 6 - Cassie René Bernall | *November 6 - Cassie René Bernall | ||
*December 23 - Eric Samadikan Hartono | *December 23 - Eric Samadikan Hartono | ||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
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* February 8 - [[John Duddy]] | * February 8 - [[John Duddy]] | ||
* February 15 - [[Mecislovas Gedvilas]] | * February 15 - [[Mecislovas Gedvilas]] | ||
* September 1 - [[Albert Speer]] | * September 1 - [[Albert Speer]] | ||
* December 6 - [[Dr. Harry Harlow]] | * December 6 - [[Dr. Harry Harlow]] | ||
===Victim deaths=== | ===Victim deaths=== | ||
*March 21 - Michael Donald | *March 21 - Michael Donald | ||
*June 11 - Renée Hartevelt | *June 11 - Renée Hartevelt | ||
*July 27 - Adam Walsh | *July 27 - Adam Walsh | ||
*October 6 - Anwar Sadat | |||
*October 29 - Tina Harmon | *October 29 - Tina Harmon | ||