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)
Event of Interest
43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina, 63-50; Hoosiers' future Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas is named Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Isiah Thomas
Ronald Reagan is Shot
US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are also wounded
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Famous Deaths
- Dewitt Wallace, US founder (Reader's Digest), dies at 91
- Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer (8 Tests for NZ 1955-58), dies at 50