Timeline April 1982

Events in April 1982 8

• 1982 John Mellencamp releases American Fool Jack & Diane With Hurts So Good and Jack & Diane — the year's best-selling album.
• 1982 Argentina invades the Falkland Islands Argentine forces land on the British territory Argentine troops invaded and occupied the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic, which Argentina claimed as Las Malvinas. The invasion triggered the Falklands War with the United Kingdom, which recaptured the islands ten weeks later.
• 1982 The Falklands War South Atlantic Conflict Conflict between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
• 1982 1982 World Snooker Championship The Hurricane Strikes Emotional victory for Alex Higgins. Winner: Alex Higgins; Runner-up: Ray Reardon. Score: 18–15.
• 1982 "Pale Shelter" Second single, April 1982 Released "Pale Shelter" as their second single in April 1982 — written by Orzabal and sung by Smith, it would later be re-released and become a top-five UK hit in its 1983 re-recorded version.
• 1982 Canada patriates its constitution Queen Elizabeth II signs the Constitution Act Queen Elizabeth II signed the Constitution Act 1982 in Ottawa, ending the need for British parliamentary approval of Canadian constitutional amendments. The act also introduced the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• 1982 – present Kaká The Pure One 2007 Ballon d'Or winner; the last player to win the award before the Messi-Ronaldo dominance.
• 1982 Israel completes withdrawal from Sinai Final phase of the Camp David peace treaty Israel returned the last portion of the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, completing the withdrawal mandated by the 1979 Camp David peace treaty. The handover removed the last Israeli settlements and military bases from Egyptian territory.