British prime minister Margaret Thatcher won elections for a record third term.
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E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg was released.
The comedy-drama musical 'Nashville' written by Robert Altman was released.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
Napoleon took the island of Malta.
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
