and Regent's Park bombings: the Provisional IRA detonates 2 bombs in central London, killing 8 soldiers, wounding 47 people, and leading to the deaths of 7 horses. July 23 The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985–1986. Torrential rain and mudslides in Nagasaki, Japan, destroy bridges and kill 299. Twilight Zone accident: During filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie, actor Vic Morrow and 2 child actors die in a helicopter stunt accident in California. July 31 – Beaune coach crash: In Beaune, France, 53 persons, 46 of them children, die in a highway accident (France's worst). August August 1 – Attempted coup against government of Daniel Arap Moi in Kenya. August 2 – The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, was opened to the general public. August 4 – The United Nations Security Council votes to censure Israel because its troops are still in Lebanon. August 7 – Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini resigns. August 12 – Mexico announces it is unable to pay its large foreign debt, triggering a debt crisis that quickly spreads throughout Latin America. August 13 – In Hong Kong, health warnings on cigarette packets are made statutory. August 17 – The first compact discs (CDs) are produced in Germany. August 20 – Lebanese Civil War: A multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon. September September 14 Lebanese President-elect Bachir Gemayel is assassinated in Beirut. Princess Grace of Monaco dies after having suffered a car crash a few days previously. September 18 A Lebanese Christian militia (the Phalange) kill thousands of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in West Beirut, the massacre is a response to the assassination of the president-elect, Bachir Gemayel four days earlier. The funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco takes place September 19 – The first emoticons are posted by Scott Fahlman. September 21 The first International Day of Peace is proclaimed by the (United Nations). In the United States, the National Football League Players Association calls a strike, the first in-season work stoppage in the National Football League's 63-year history. The strike lasts for 57 days, reduces the regular season from 16 games to 9, and forces an expanded 16-team playoff tournament. September 23 – Amine Gemayel, brother of Bachir, is elected president of Lebanon. September 24 – The Wimpy Operation, the first act of armed resistance against