Editing 1982 (section)

===April===
* [[April 1]] – The [[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands]] begins when [[Argentina|Argentine]] forces land near [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]], beginning the [[Falklands War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moreno|first=Isidoro J Ruiz|year=1987|title=Comandos en acción|publisher=Emecé editores|language=es|page=21}}</ref>
* [[April 2]] – [[Rex Hunt (governor)|Rex Hunt]], the British governor [[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|of the Falkland Islands]], surrenders the islands to Argentine forces, leading to [[occupation of the Falkland Islands|their occupation]].
* [[April 3]] – Invasion of the Falkland Islands: Argentine forces begin the [[invasion of South Georgia]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Lawrence Freedman|last=Freedman|first=Lawrence|title=The Official History of the Falklands Campaign: The origins of the Falklands war|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2005|isbn=0-7146-5206-7|pages=13–14}}</ref>
* [[April 17]] – [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]: By Proclamation of the [[Monarchy of Canada|Queen of Canada]] on [[Parliament Hill]], Canada [[patriate]]s its [[constitution]], gaining full political independence from the United Kingdom; included is the country's first [[Entrenched clause|entrenched]] [[bill of rights]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Keith Sullivan|title=Education and Change in the Pacific Rim: meeting the challenges|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0I6ZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA60|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Symposium Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-873927-33-5|pages=60–}}</ref>
* [[April 24]] – German singer [[Nicole (German singer)|Nicole]] wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982]] (held in Britain) with the song ''Ein Bisschen Frieden''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Kurt Pätzold|author2=Manfred Weissbecker|title=Schlagwörter und Schlachtrufe: aus zwei Jahrhunderten deutscher Geschichte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQZoAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Militzke|isbn=978-3-86189-270-0|page=136|language=de}}</ref>
* [[April 25]] – [[Israel]] completes its withdrawal from the [[Sinai Peninsula]] in accordance with the [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty]] of [[1979]].
* [[April 26]]
** [[Falklands War]]: British troops retake [[South Georgia Island]] during [[Operation Paraquet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J.B.A Bailey|title=Field Artillery And Fire Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDGPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT149|date=2 September 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-47811-2|pages=149}}</ref>
** From 26 to 27 April, [[Woo Bum-kon incident|policeman Woo Bum-kon goes on a killing spree]] in Uiryeong County, South Korea. By the early morning of April 27, after killing at least 56 people with several firearms and grenades, he kills himself via grenade. It becomes the deadliest [[Spree killer|spree shooting]] in recorded history up until the [[2011 Norway attacks|2011 Norway attacks.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qi0RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7077,5239639 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=news.google.com}}</ref>
* [[April 30]] – The [[Bijon Setu massacre]] takes place in broad daylight at a railway crossing in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTHFwKU6IwoC|year=1985|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=14}}</ref>