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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 - 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]]. | ||
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===Victim deaths=== | ===Victim deaths=== | ||
*March 21 - Michael Donald | *March 21 - Michael Donald | ||
*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 | ||
*July 27 - Adam Walsh | *July 27 - Adam Walsh | ||
*October 29 - Tina Harmon | *October 29 - Tina Harmon | ||
*December 9 - Daniel Faulkner | *December 9 - Daniel Faulkner |