|
|
| Adviser Lewen, Terence |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister's principal adviser on the war |
| Appointed Prime Minister's Principle Adviser |
| Adviser Lewin, Terence | |
| Appointed Prime Minister's Principle Adviser |
| Album of the Year Lennon, John Winston | |
| 24th Feb Yoko Ono recieves the "Album of the Year Award" for "Double Fantasy" at the 24th annual Grammys |
| Alliance Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 30th April Reagan declares USAfor Britain & promises "materiel aid" |
| Arrest of Osbourne Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Alamo Ozzy is arrested for urinating on a part of the Alamo in Texas |
| Battle of Goose Green Crosland, John | |
| 27th May Goose Green Helps capture Goose Green |
| Battle of Goose Green Deane, Philip | |
| 27th May Goose Green Helps capture Goose Green |
| Battle of Goose Green Farrar-Hockle, Dair | |
| 27th May Goose Green Helps capture Goose Green |
| Battle of Goose Green Jones, Herbert "H" | |
| 27th May Goose Green Commands the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, the Battalion is ordered to attack enemy positions in and around the settlements of Darwin and Goose Green |
| 27th May Goose Green Darwin and Goose Green are liberated, and the Battalion releases the local inhabitants unharmed and forced the surrender of some 1,200 of the enemy |
| 27th May Goose Green Killed in battle, posthumously awarded the VC |
| Battle of Goose Green Keeble, Chris | |
| 28th May Goose Green Commands the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment after H Jones is killed |
| 28th May Goose Green Darwin and Goose Green are liberated, and the Battalion releases the local inhabitants unharmed and forced the surrender of some 1,200 of the enemy |
| 29th May Goose Green Accepts the Argentinian surrender |
| Battle of Goose Green Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 29th May Goose Green Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released |
| Battle of Mount Longdon Pike, Hew | |
| 12th June Mount Longdon Helps capture Mount Longdon, commands 3 Para |
| Battle of Port Stanley McKay, Ian | |
| 11th June Portanley Sergeant Ian McKay of 3 Para is killed on Mount Longdon and subsequently awarded Victoria Cross |
| Battle of Port Stanley Moore, Jeremy | |
| 14th June Portanley General Mario Menendez surrenders to Major General Jeremy Moore at 9pm FI time |
| Battle of Port Stanley Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 11th June Portanley Battle for Stanley begins on Mount Longdon, Mount Harriet and Two Sisters |
| 14th June Portanley By daylight Argentine troops are fleeing in disarray, by mid-morning white flags are flying in Stanley, and by noon the British have marched to the outskirts of Stanley |
| 14th June Portanley General Mario Menendez surrenders to Major General Jeremy Moore at 9pm FI time |
| 14th June Portanley Thatcher informs the Commons at 10.15pm UK time that the Argentines have surrendered |
| 14th June Portanley The battle of Port Stanley ends with the surrender of Argentinian forces |
| Black Sabbath Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Ozzy releases the live LP Speak Of The Devil with the favorites "Paranoid" and "Iron Man / Children Of The Grave" medley |
| Blizzard of Oz Gillis Gillis, Brad | |
| Appointed Member of the Blizzard of Oz, replaces Bernie Torme |
| Blizzard of Oz Torme, Bernie | |
| Appointed Member of the Blizzard of Oz, after the death of Randy Rhoads |
| Blizzard of Ozz Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Dec Osbourne is signed to Epic Records after showing up drunk at a meeting and biting the head off a dove |
| Bombing of Ballykelly Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 6th Dec Ballykelly INLA bombs in Ballykelly kill 11 soldiers |
| Bombing of Falklands Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 1st May Falklands Air attacks begin on the Argentrine garrison on the Falklands |
| Bombing of Port Stanley Lewen, Terence | |
| 1st May Portanley Operations against the Falklands open with the "Black Buck 1" attack on the airfield at Stanley |
| Bombing of Port Stanley Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 1st May Portanley Operations against the Falklands open with the "Black Buck 1" attack on the airfield at Stanley |
| 4th May Portanley British forces begin bombarding Argentine positions around Stanley |
| Capture of Falklands Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 2nd April Falklands Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces" |
| Capture of Goose Green Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 29th May Goose Green Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released |
| Capture of South Georgia Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 25th April South South Georgia recaptured by Royal Marines - Thatcher tells Britain to "rejoice" |
| Capture of Sth Georgia Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 25th April South South Georgia is recaptured from the Argentinians |
| Capture of Thule Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 20th June Thule British forces land on Southern Thule (South Sandwich Islands) - Argentines surrender without a fight |
| Chief Defense Staff Lewen, Terence | |
| Appointed Chief of the Defense Staff |
| Chief Defense Staff Lewin, Terence | |
| Appointed Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Circumnavigation of the World Herbert, Wally | |
| Completes the circumnavigation of Greenland by dogsled & kayak |
| Composition of Duran Duran Bon, Simon John Charles Le | |
| Duran Duran's 2nd album, "Rio", is released |
| Composition of Osbourne Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Diary Of A Madman is certified platinum |
| Composition of Plant Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| After the breakup of Led Zeppelin in 1980 following the sudden death of drummer John Bonham, Plant pursues a successful solo career beginning with his first solo album, "Pictures at Eleven" |
| Composition of Simple Minds Burchill, Charlie | |
| Simple Minds release "New Gold Dream" |
| Composition of Simple Minds Kerr, Jim | |
| Simple Minds release "New Gold Dream" |
| Composition of Townshend Townshend, Pete | |
| The Who release "It's Hard" |
| Conference of Versailles Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 3rd June Versailles President Reagan presents his 5 point plan to Britain |
| Corporate Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 21st May Two brigades of troops had been transported 8,000 miles and one of the most successful amphibious landings was conducted in San Carlos Water when 3,000 troops are put ashore without casualties |
| Corporate Woodwood, Sandy | |
| 21st May San Carlos Water Two brigades of troops had been transported 8,000 miles and one of the most successful amphibious landings was conducted in San Carlos Water when 3,000 troops are put ashore without casualties |
| Death of Rhoads, Randy Rhoads, Randy | |
| Mar Death of Rhandy Rhoads , killed in an air-crash |
| Death Wish II Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Commissioned by director Michael Winner to record the soundtrack to the film Death Wish II |
| Declaration of Defence Area Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 26th April A "defence area" is declared around the fleet |
| Declaration of Exclusion Zone Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 12th April Falklands The maritime exclusion zone comes into operation |
| 19th April Falklands The exclusion zone comes into force |
| 7th May The exclusion zone is extended to 12 miles off the Argentine coast |
| Diplomacy Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert | |
| 28th Mar Falklands British Foreign Secretaty Carrington asks USASecretary of State Alexander Haig to intercede with the Argentine junta in an attempt to avoid military action |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| 7th June President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth |
| Diplomacy Luce, Richard | |
| 25th Feb Falklands Deputy foreign minister Richard Luce begins sovereignty talks with his Argentine counterpart Ernesto Ros in New York |
| 1st Mar Falklands British and Argentine deputy foreign ministers issue a joint communique praising the 'cordial and positive spirit' of sovereignty discussions held in New York |
| Diplomacy Parsons, Anthony | |
| 16th May Britain's UN ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons sent back to New York with British peace proposals |
| Diplomacy Pym, Francis | |
| 21st April Washington Sent to Washington with Britain's response to Haig's peace plan |
| 22nd April Washington Pym visits Washington with the British response to Haig's proposals |
| 1st May Washington Returns from Washington with the USAan an ally |
| 2nd May New York Has discussions with Perez de Cuellar |
| 2nd May New York Pym meets UN Secretary General Perez de Cuellar in New York |
| Diplomacy Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th Jan The British Ambassador to Argentina lodges a formal protest against the unauthorised landing on South Georgia on 20 December 1981 by Argentine scrap-metal merchant Constantino Davidoff |
| 3rd Feb South Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia |
| 2nd Mar The Argentine foreign minister says that Argentina reserves the right to 'employ other means' if Britain keeps refusing to cede sovereignty |
| 31st Mar Thatcher telegraphs American President Ronald Reagan asking him to warn the Argentines off |
| 1st April UN Security Council meets at Britain's request and calls for restraint and avoidance of force |
| 14th April London Argentina rejects Haig's 5 point peace plan & London is informed |
| 19th April EEC foreign ministers declare support for Britain |
| 30th April Reagan terminates Haig's peace mission, declares USAsupport for Britain, imposes economic sanctions on Argentina, and offers Britain materiel and other aid |
| 5th May Emergency meeting of full British cabinet approves Peruvian peace plan |
| 5th May London Full cabinet approval of the Peruvian peace plan |
| 6th May Argentine junta rejects Peruvian peace plan |
| 12th May Argentine junta concedes that sovereignty of the Islands isn't a precondition to the UN peace plan |
| 17th May British peace proposals transmitted to Argentina |
| 18th May Argentine junta rejects British peace proposals |
| 18th May London The Junta rejects the British proposals |
| 20th May Thatcher accuses Argentina of 'obduracy and delay, deception and bad faith', tells Commons of collapse of peace process, and orders task force into battle |
| 20th May London Tells Parliament of the collapse of the peace process |
| 26th May UN Security Council Resolution 505 instructs de Cuellar to seek negotiated settlement |
| 29th May Organisation of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the USAto stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Columbia and Trinidad & Tobago abstain |
| 20th Sep Hong Kong Begins a Far East visit to Hong Kong |
| 22nd Sep London China & Britain agree to oppose Soviet hegemony |
| 22nd Sep London Meets the Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang |
| Education of Brown Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh PhD Edinburgh University |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 27th May Beconsfield Contests the Beconsfield by-election during the Falklands War, loses deposit |
| Election Jenkins, Roy | |
| Glasgow Elected Member of Parliament for Hillhead |
| European Cup Barton, Tony | |
| Rotterdam Ron Saunders is replaced by his softly-spoken assistant manager Tony Barton who guides them to 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the European Cup final in Rotterdam |
| European Union Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th April European Economic Community approve economic sanctions against Argentina (Ireland and Italy veto) |
| 10th April European Economic Community approve economic sanctions against Argentina (Ireland and Italy veto) |
| Exclusion Zone Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 5th April Falklands British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April |
| 12th April Falklands 200 mile maritime exclusion zone around the Islands declared by Britain to prevent Argentine reinforcements and supplies reaching the Islands from the mainland |
| 30th April Falklands Maritime exclusion zone is declared a total exclusion zone, applicable to all ships and aircraft supporting the Argentine occupation of the Islands |
| 7th May Falklands Britain extends total exclusion zone to 12 miles off Argentine coast |
| 20th June Falklands 200 mile exclusion zone established around the Islands during the war is replaced by a Falkland Islands Protection Zone of 150 miles |
| 22nd July Falklands Britain lifts the Exclusion Zone around the Islands |
| FA Cup Hoddle, Glenn | |
| Tottenham retain the FA Cup (Hoddle scores in both the Final and Final replay) |
| Falkland Islands Protection Zone Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 20th June Falklands 200 mile exclusion zone established around the Islands during the war is replaced by a Falkland Islands Protection Zone of 150 miles |
| Falklands Task Force Clapp, Mike | |
| 2nd April Commodore Mike Clapp is in charge of the amphibious ships |
| Falklands Task Force Fieldhouse, John | |
| 2nd April Northwood In overall command is Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse at his headquarters at Northwood near London |
| Falklands Task Force Woodwood, Sandy | |
| 2nd April Destroyers and frigates exercising off Gibraltar under Rear Admiral 'Sandy' Woodward were ordered south. They were joined by the carriers Hermes and Invincible, loaded with Sea Harrier fighters as well as amphibious ships and merc |
| 26th April Admiral Woodward's task group rendezvous with mid-Atlantic destroyers |
| 29th April Task force arrives at exclusion zone |
| 19th May War cabinet gives Admiral Woodward the go ahead for landing plan |
| Film of Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| 14th July The world premiere of "the Wall" takes place at The Empire, Leicester Square |
| Film of Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| 14th July The world premiere of "the Wall" takes place at The Empire, Leicester Square |
| &nb |
