June 1982

Sunday 06:

1982 Lebanon War begins: Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon in their "Operation Peace for the Galilee," eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.

Monday 07:

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

Saturday 12:

in New York City's Central Park, 750,000 people rally against nuclear weapons. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt are in attendance.

Sunday 13:

Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

Monday 14:

Falklands War ends: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley unconditionally surrender to British forces.

Thursday 17:

The body of "God's Banker", Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London.

Monday 21:

Fête de la Musique street music festival inaugurated in France by Jack Lang.

Friday 25:

Greece abolishes headshaving of the recruits in the military.