Historical Events
- "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)
- 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50
Assassination Attempt
US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are also wounded
Ronald Reagan
Famous Deaths
- Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91
- Noel Harford, cricketer (8 Tests for NZ 1955-58), dies