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* 29 May - Pope John Paul II visits
Canterbury, the first time a pontiff
has visited Britain.
* 29 May - Falklands War: In the
Battle of Goose Green, British
paratroopers defeat a larger force of
Argentine troops in the first land
battle of the war.
* 31 May - Falklands War: The Battle
of Stanley is fought.
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