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*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 6 - Beginning of the Somaliland War of Independence.
*April 6 - Beginning of the Somaliland War of Independence.
*April 11 to 12 - The [[Keddie Cabin murders]]: Sue Sharp, John Sharp and Dana Wingate are brutally murdered by 1 - 2 unknown assailants. Tina Sharp is abducted from the scene; she is later found dead in 1984.
*April 11 - 12 - [[Keddie Cabin murders]]; Sue Sharp, John Sharp and Dana Wingate are brutally murdered by 1 - 2 unknown assailants. Tina Sharp is abducted from the scene; she is later found dead in 1984.
*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.
*June 28 - [[Hua Guofeng]] is dismissed as Chairman of the [[Communist Party of China]] by paramount leader [[Deng Xiaoping]].
*July 1 - [[Wonderland murders]]: Three members of the [[Wonderland Gang]] and an accomplice are beaten to death at their hideout in Los Angeles.
*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.
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===Villain births===
===Villain births===
*February 2 - [[Salem al-Hazmi]]
*February 2 - [[Salem al-Hazmi]]
*February 4 - [[Rudy Eugene]]
*February 5 - [[Luke Woodham]]
*February 5 - [[Luke Woodham]]
*February 8 - [[Evan Ramsey]]
*February 8 - [[Evan Ramsey]]
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*January 11 - Toshiya Kuge
*January 11 - Toshiya Kuge
*January 17 - Lauren Dawn Townsend 
*January 17 - Lauren Dawn Townsend 
*February 2 - Nicholas Bourdakis
*February 18 - Jasmine Fiore
*February 18 - Jasmine Fiore
*March 2 - Manuel Vela, Jr.
*March 5 - Candace Lee Williams (9/11 Victim)
*March 5 - Candace Lee Williams (9/11 Victim)
*April 8 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Deora_Frances_Bodley Deora Frances Bodley] (9/11 Victim)
*April 8 - [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Deora_Frances_Bodley Deora Frances Bodley] (9/11 Victim)
*May 14 - Lisa Launders
*May 14-Lisa Launders  
*May 17 - Jaclyn Dowaliby
*May 24 - Alisha Heinrich
*June 21 - Arnold Fritz
*July 18 - Seth Davis
*August 5 - Rachel Joy Scott
*August 5 - Rachel Joy Scott
*October 4 - Ben Walker
*October 4 - Ben Walker
*November 6 - Cassie René Bernall
*November 6 - Cassie René Bernall
*December 23 - Eric Samadikan Hartono
*December 23 - Eric Samadikan Hartono
*Unknown - Amanda Zhao


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
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* February 8 - [[John Duddy]]
* February 8 - [[John Duddy]]
* February 15 - [[Mecislovas Gedvilas]]
* February 15 - [[Mecislovas Gedvilas]]
* March 29 - [[Henri-Paul Drouin]]
* September 1 - [[Albert Speer]]
* September 1 - [[Albert Speer]]
* October 6 - [[Anwar Sadat]]
* October 6 - [[Anwar Sadat]]
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===Victim deaths===
===Victim deaths===
*March 21 - Michael Donald
*March 21 - Michael Donald
*March 29 - Diane Veilleux
*April 11 - Sue Sharp, John Sharp, Dana Wingate, Tina Sharp (abducted, later murdered at an unknown date).
*April 11 - Sue Sharp, John Sharp, Dana Wingate, Tina Sharp (abducted, later murdered at an unknown date).
*June 11 - Renée Hartevelt
*June 11 - Renée Hartevelt
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