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*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]]. | *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 | ||
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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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Events edit
- January 17 - Martial law in the Philippines is lifted.
- January 20 - End of the Iran hostage crisis.
- March 21 - Michael Donald, a 19-year old African-American man, is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan, in one of the last recorded lynchings in the United States.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 18 - Wojciech Jaruzelski is named First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.
- 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 11 - The Atlacatl Battalion perpetrates the El Mozote massacre.
- 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 15 - A car bomb destroys the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 61 people; Syrian intelligence is blamed.
- December 17 - American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is kidnapped in Verona by the Italian Red Brigades.
- 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 Contra insurgency in Nicaragua.
- Unknown - The Black Liberation Army is disbanded.
Births edit
Villain births edit
- February 2 - Salem al-Hazmi
- February 4 - Rudy Eugene
- February 5 - Luke Woodham
- February 8 - Evan Ramsey
- February 23 - Melissa Huckaby
- February 26 - Barry Loukaitis
- March 3 - Julius Malema
- April 9 - Eric Harris
- May 8 - Blake Leibel
- July 9 - Kimveer Gill
- July 24 - Steven Anderson & Nayib Bukele
- September 11 - Dylan Klebold
- September 19 - Ahmad Abousamra
- November 4 - Jho Low
- November 30 - War Machine
Victim births edit
- January 3 - Polly Klaas
- January 11 - Toshiya Kuge
- January 17 - Lauren Dawn Townsend
- February 2 - Nicholas Bourdakis
- February 18 - Jasmine Fiore
- March 2 - Manuel Vela, Jr.
- March 5 - Candace Lee Williams (9/11 Victim)
- April 8 - Deora Frances Bodley (9/11 Victim)
- 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
- October 4 - Ben Walker
- November 6 - Cassie René Bernall
- December 23 - Eric Samadikan Hartono
- Unknown - Amanda Zhao
Deaths edit
Villain deaths edit
- February 8 - John Duddy
- February 15 - Mecislovas Gedvilas
- March 29 - Henri-Paul Drouin
- September 1 - Albert Speer
- October 6 - Anwar Sadat
- December 6 - Dr. Harry Harlow
Victim deaths edit
- 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).
- June 11 - Renée Hartevelt
- July 27 - Adam Walsh
- October 29 - Tina Harmon
- December 9 - Daniel Faulkner