1982 34756 225975453 2008-07-16T08:04:09Z Ferkelparade 42389 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/202.12.233.23|202.12.233.23]] ([[User talk:202.12.233.23|talk]]) to last version by Zzuuzz {{year nav|1982}} {{C20YearInTopicX}} Year '''1982''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCMLXXXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] (link displays the 1982 [[Gregorian calendar]]). {{C20YearTOCtempleton|1982}} ==Events of 1982== ===January=== <!-- Link dates even if repeated, for date-format preferences. -->{{Month3|1|4|0}} * [[January 1]] – [[ITV]] companies [[Central Independent Television]], [[Television South]] and [[Television South West]] start broadcasting, replacing [[Associated TeleVision|ATV]], [[Southern Television]] and [[Westward Television]] respectively. * [[January 6]] – [[William Bonin]] is convicted of being the [[Freeway Killer]]. * [[January 8]] – [[AT&T]] agrees to divest itself into 22 subdivisions. * [[January 10]] – The lowest ever [[United Kingdom]] temperature of -27.2°C is recorded at [[Braemar]], in [[Aberdeenshire (traditional)|Aberdeenshire]]. This equals the record set in the same place in [[1895#February|1895]], and the record would be equalled again at [[Altnaharra]] in [[1995#December|1995]]. * [[January 11]] – [[Mark Thatcher]], son of the British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]], disappears in the [[Sahara]] during the [[Dakar Rally|Paris-Dakar rally]]. He is rescued [[January 14]]. * [[January 11]]-[[January 17]] – A brutal cold snap sends temperatures to all-time record lows in dozens of cities throughout the [[Midwest]]ern [[United States]]. * [[January 13]] – Shortly after takeoff, [[Air Florida Flight 90]] crashes into [[Washington, D.C.]]'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the [[Potomac River]], killing 78. On the same day, a [[Washington Metro]] train derails to the north, killing 3 (the system's first, worst, and so far only fatal accident). * [[January 17]] – [[Cold Sunday]] sweeps over the northern [[United States]]. * [[January 26]] – [[Mauno Koivisto]] is elected President of [[Finland]]. * [[January 26]] – [[Unemployment]] in the [[United Kingdom]] increases by 129,918 to 3,070,621, a post-war record. * [[January 27]] – The [[Garret Fitzgerald]] government of the [[Republic of Ireland]] is defeated 82-81 on its budget; Fitzgerald announced his resignation. * [[January 28]] – U.S. [[Brigadier General]] [[James L. Dozier]] is rescued by [[Italy|Italian]] anti-[[terrorism]] forces after 42&nbsp;days of captivity under the [[Red Brigades]]. <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> ===February=== {{Month3|2|0|0}} * [[February 1]] – [[Senegal]] and [[The Gambia|Gambia]] form a loose confederation. * [[February 2]] – The [[Hama Massacre]] begins in [[Syria]]. * [[February 3]] – [[Syria]]n president [[Hafez al-Assad]] orders the army to purge the city of [[Harran]] of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. * [[February 5]] – [[London]]-based [[Laker Airways]] collapses, leaving 6,000 stranded passengers and debts of $270&nbsp;million. * [[February 9]] – [[Japan Airlines Flight 350]] crashes in [[Tokyo Bay]] due to [[thrust reversal]] on approach to [[Tokyo International Airport]], killing 24 people among the 174 people on board. * [[February 15]] – The [[oil platform]] ''[[Ocean Ranger]]'' sinks during a storm off the coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], killing all 84 rig workers aboard. * [[February 18]] – The [[Republic of Ireland]] [[Irish general election, February 1982|general election]] gives a boost to [[Fianna Fáil]]. * [[February 19]] – The [[DeLorean]] Car factory in [[Belfast]] is put into [[receivership]]. * [[February 24]] – [[Wayne Gretzky]] of the [[Edmonton Oilers]] scores his 77th goal of the [[National Hockey League]] season, breaking the previous record of 76. He would go on to score 92 goals that season, which remains the record. * [[February 24]] – In [[South Africa]], 22 [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] MPs led by [[Andries Treurnicht]] vote for no confidence in [[P. W. Botha]]. * [[February 25]] – The [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that teachers who cane, belt or tawse children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention. * [[February 27]] – In [[Atlanta, Georgia]], [[Wayne Williams]] is convicted of murdering 2 children, and given 2 consecutive life terms. <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> ===March=== {{Month3|3|0|0}} * [[March 3]] – The [[Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen]] opens the [[Barbican Centre]] in [[London]]. * [[March 9]] – [[Charles Haughey]] becomes [[Taoiseach]] of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. * [[March 10]] – The [[United States]] places an [[embargo]] on [[Libya]]n [[petroleum|oil]] imports, alleging Libyan support of [[terrorist group]]s. * [[March 10]] – [[Syzygy]]: all 9 [[planet]]s align on the same side of the [[Sun]]. See also [[Jupiter effect]]. * [[March 16]] – In [[Newport, Rhode Island]], [[Claus von Bülow]] is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife. * [[March 18]] – An [[Argentina|Argentinean]] scrap metal dealer raises the Argentinean flag in [[South Georgia]]. * [[March 18]] – [[Mary Whitehouse]]'s private prosecution of ''[[The Romans in Britain]]'' collapses. * [[March 19]] – The [[Falklands War]] approaches: [[Argentina|Argentines]] land on [[South Georgia]] Island, precipitating war. * [[March 25]] – [[Roy Jenkins]] wins the [[Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982|Glasgow Hillhead by-election]] for the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]]. * [[March 26]] – A ground breaking ceremony for the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] is held in [[Washington, DC]]. * [[March 29]] – [[Royal Assent]] in [[London]] to the [[Canada Act 1982 (U.K.)|Canada Act 1982]] sets the stage for the repatriation of the [[Canadian Constitution]] (see [[April 17]] below). * [[March 29]] – The [[54th Academy Awards]], hosted by [[Johnny Carson]], are held at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] with ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' winning [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> ===April=== {{Month3|4|3|0}} * [[April 2]] – [[Falklands War]] begins: [[Argentina]] invades the [[Falkland Islands]]. * [[April 4]] – [[Falklands War]]: The British Falkland Islands government surrenders, placing the islands in Argentinean control. * [[April 5]] – [[Falklands War]]: The [[Royal Navy]] task force sails to recapture the Falklands. * [[April 6]] – A [[blizzard]] unprecedented in size for April dumps 1-2&nbsp;feet of snow on the northeastern U.S., closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games. * [[April 12]] – [[Falklands War]]: A 200-mile 'total exclusion zone' around the Falklands proclaimed by the [[United Kingdom]] comes into effect. * [[April 17]] – By Proclamation of the [[Queen of Canada]] on [[Parliament Hill]], [[Canada]] [[patriate]]s its [[constitution]], granting full political independence from the [[United Kingdom]]; included is the country's first entrenched bill of rights. * [[April 23]] – [[Dennis Wardlow]], Mayor of [[Key West, Florida]], declares the independent [[Conch Republic]] for a day. * [[April 24]] – The German singer Nicole wins the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1982]] for [[Germany]], with the song ''Ein Bisschen Frieden''. * [[April 25]] – [[Israel]] completes its withdrawal from the [[Sinai peninsula]] per the [[Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty]]. <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> ===May=== {{Month3|5|5|0}} [[Image:ARA Belgrano sinking.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[ARA General Belgrano|ARA ''General Belgrano'']] sinks following attack by [[Royal Navy]] submarine [[HMS Conqueror (S48)|HMS ''Conqueror'']].]] <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[May 1]] – [[Falklands War]]: A [[Royal Air Force]] [[Avro Vulcan]] bomber takes off from [[Ascension Island]] and bombs [[Stanley, Falkland Islands|Stanley]] Airport. *[[May 1]] – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the [[1982 World's Fair]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]. The fair is kicked off with an address by [[President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. Over 11&nbsp;million people attend the fair during its six month run. * [[May 2]] – [[Falklands War]]: The nuclear submarine [[HMS Conqueror (S48)|HMS ''Conqueror'']] sinks the Argentine cruiser [[ARA General Belgrano|''General Belgrano'']] killing 323 sailors. * [[May 2]] – [[The Weather Channel (United States)]] airs on [[cable television]] for the first time. * [[May 4]] – [[Falklands War]]: [[HMS Sheffield (D80)|HMS ''Sheffield'']] is hit by an [[Exocet]] missile, and burns out of control; 20 sailors are killed. The ship sank on [[May 10]]. * [[May 5]] – A [[Unabomber]] bomb explodes in the [[computer science]] department at<br> [[Vanderbilt University]]; secretary Janet Smith is injured. * [[May 8]] – French-Canadian racing driver [[Gilles Villeneuve]] is killed during qualifying for the [[Belgian Grand Prix]]. * [[May 12]] – Spanish priest [[Juan María Fernández y Krohn]] tries to stab [[Pope John Paul II]] with a [[bayonet]] during the latter's pilgrimage to the [[Fatima, Portugal]] shrine. * [[May 12]] – [[Braniff International Airways]] is declared bankrupt and ceases all flights. * [[May 21]] – [[Falklands War]]: [[Royal Marines]] and [[paratrooper]]s from the British Task Force land at San Carlos Bay on the [[Falkland Islands]] and raise the [[Union Flag]]. * [[May 22]] – [[Falklands War]]: [[HMS Ardent (F184)|HMS ''Ardent'']] is sunk by Argentine aircraft, killing 22 sailors. * [[May 23]] – [[Falklands War]] – [[HMS Antelope (F170)|HMS ''Antelope'']] of the [[Royal Navy]] explodes, two killed. * [[May 24]] – [[Iran]]ian troops retake [[Khorramshahr]]. * [[May 24]] – [[KGB]] head [[Yuri Andropov]] is appointed to the Secretariat of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. * [[May 25]] – [[Falklands War]]: the merchant navy ship ''[[Atlantic Conveyor]]'' is sunk by an Argentine [[Exocet]] missile, killing 12 and depriving British forces of the helicopters intended to be used in the later stages of the conflict. * [[May 26]] – [[Aston Villa]] win the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] beating [[Bayern Munich]] 1-0 after a 69 minute goal by [[Peter Withe]] in [[Rotterdam]] * [[May 26]] – [[Kielder Water]], an artificial lake in [[Northumberland]], is opened. * [[May 27]] – [[Tottenham Hotspur]] win the [[FA Cup]] beating [[QPR]] 1-0 in a replay. * [[May 27]] – [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[Tim Smith (UK politician)]] held the seat of [[Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Beaconsfield]] in a [[Beaconsfield by-election, 1982|by-election]]. The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate is [[Tony Blair]]. * [[May 28]] – British troops reach [[Darwin, Falkland Islands]]. * [[May 29]] – [[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. * [[May 30]] – [[Spain]] becomes the 16th member of [[NATO]] and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955. * [[May 30]] – [[Indianapolis 500]]: In what [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] historian [[Donald Davidson]] and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, [[1973]] winner [[Gordon Johncock]] wins his second race over [[1979]] winner [[Rick Mears]] by 0.16&nbsp;seconds, the closest finish to that date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11&nbsp;seconds in the final 10 laps. * [[May 30]] – [[Cal Ripken, Jr.|Cal Ripken]] starts the first game of what will eventually become his record-breaking consecutive games played streak of 2,632. * [[May 31]] – [[Falklands War]]: The Battle of Stanley is fought. <!-- Please make sure all dates are linked even where repeated. This is required for date format preferences to work correctly. --> ===June=== {{Month3|6|1|0}} * [[June 5]] – The first [[Rubik's Cube]] [[speedcubing|World Championships]] is held in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. * [[June 6]] – The [[1982 Lebanon War]] begins: Forces under [[Israel]]i Defense Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] invade southern [[Lebanon]] in their "Operation Peace for the Galilee," eventually reaching as far north as the capital [[Beirut]]. * [[June 6]] – The [[United Nations Security Council]] votes to demand that [[Israel]] withdraw its troops from [[Lebanon]]. * [[June 8]] – President [[Ronald Reagan]] becomes the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the [[British Parliament]]. * [[June 8]] – [[Falklands War]], British landing ship logistic [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary|RFA]] [[RFA Sir Galahad (1966)|''Sir Galahad'']] is destroyed, killing 48. * [[June 8]] – [[VASP Flight 168]], a [[Boeing 727]] passenger jet, crashes into forest [[Fortaleza]], killing 137. * [[June 12]] – A rally against [[nuclear weapon]]s draws 750,000 to [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. [[Jackson Browne]], [[James Taylor]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], and [[Linda Ronstadt]] attend. * [[June 13]] – In [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] 15 members of the Black Leopards Karate Club demolish a house with bare hands and feet with the owner's consent. * [[June 13]] – The [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] begins in Spain. * [[June 13]] – [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|Fahd]] becomes [[Kings of Saudi Arabia|King of Saudi Arabia]] upon the death of his brother, [[King Khalid|Khalid]]. * [[June 14]] – The [[Falklands War]] ends: A formal surrender is agreed this day. * [[June 18]] – Argentine military dictator [[Leopoldo Galtieri]] resigns, in the wake of his country's defeat in the [[Falklands War]]. * [[June 19]] – The body of "God's Banker", [[Roberto Calvi]], chairman of [[Banco Ambrosiano]], is found hanging beneath [[Blackfriars Bridge]] in [[London]]. * [[June 21]] – [[Prince William]] is born at [[St Mary's Hospital (London)|St Mary's Hospital]] in [[Paddington]], West [[London]]. * [[June 24]] – [[British Airways Flight 9]] suffers a temporary four-engine flameout and damage to the exterior of the plane, after flying through the otherwise undetected [[Volcanic ash|ash plume]] from Indonesia's [[Galunggung]]. * [[June 25]] – The Institute for Puerto Rican Policy is founded in New York City to research and advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino community issues. In 2006, it changes it name to the [[National Institute for Latino Policy]]. * [[June 30]] – The [[Equal Rights Amendment]] falls short of the 38 states needed to pass; [[Phyllis Schlafly]] and other leaders of the [[Religious Right]] take credit for its defeat. ===July=== {{Month3|7|3|0}} * [[July 2]] – Larry Walters, a.k.a. [[Lawn Chair Larry]], flies 16,000&nbsp;feet above [[Long Beach, California]] in lawn chair with [[weather balloons]] attached. * [[July 2]] – [[Roy Jenkins|Roy Jenkins]] is elected Leader of the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]]. * [[July 3]] – [[ASLEF]] train drivers in the [[United Kingdom]] went on strike over hours of work; they returned to work on [[July 18]]. * [[July 4]] – Four [[Iran]]ian diplomats are kidnapped upon [[Israel]]'s invasion of [[Lebanon]]. * [[July 6]] – Lunar Eclipse – Umbral duration 236min and total duration 106min, the longest of the 20th century * [[July 9]] – [[Pan Am Flight 759]] ([[Boeing 727]]) crashes in [[Kenner, Louisiana]], killing all 146 on board and 8 on the ground. * [[July 9]] – Intruder [[Michael Fagan incident|Michael Fagan]] visits [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] in her bedroom for a chat. * [[July 11]] – [[Italy national football team|Italy]] beats [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 3-1 to win the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Spain]]. * [[July 12]] – [[Checker Motors Corporation]] ceases production of automobiles. * [[July 15]] – [[Geoffrey Prime]], a [[GCHQ]] civil servant, is remanded in custody on charges under the [[Official Secrets Act 1911]]. * [[July 16]] – In [[New York City]], The Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]] is sentenced to 18&nbsp;months in prison and fined $25,000 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. * [[July 19]] – [[William Whitelaw]], [[Secretary of State for Home Affairs|Home Secretary]], announces that Michael Trestrail (the Queen's bodyguard) has resigned from the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] over a relationship with a male prostitute. * [[July 20]] – The [[Provisional IRA]] detonates 2 [[bomb]]s in central [[London]], killing 8 soldiers, wounding 47 people, and leading to the deaths of 7 horses. * [[July 21]] – [[HMS Hermes (R12)|HMS ''Hermes'']], the [[Royal Navy]] [[flagship]] during the [[Falklands War]], returns home to [[Portsmouth]] to a hero's welcome. * [[July 23]] – The [[International Whaling Commission]] decides to end commercial [[whaling]] by 1985-[[1986]]. * [[July 23]] – A coroner's jury returns a verdict of suicide on [[Roberto Calvi]], who has been found hanging under [[Blackfriars Bridge]]. * [[July 24]] – Torrential rain and mudslides in [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], [[Japan]] destroy bridges and kill 299. * [[July 31]] – In [[Beaune]], [[France]], 53 persons, 46 of them children, die in a highway accident in [[France]]'s worst road accident. ===August=== {{Month3|8|6|0}} * [[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 [[Latin American debt crisis|debt crisis]] that quickly spread throughout Latin America. * [[August 13]] – In [[Hong Kong]], health warnings on [[cigarette]] packets are made statutory.<ref> Clarence Tsui, ''South China Morning Post'', 12/12/99, webpage: [http://lists.essential.org/intl-tobacco/msg00330.html ITobacco330].</ref> * [[August 17]] – The first [[compact disc]]s (CDs) are released to the public in [[Germany]]. * [[August 20]] – [[Lebanese Civil War]]: A multinational force lands in [[Beirut]] to oversee the [[PLO]] withdrawal from [[Lebanon]]. French troops arrive [[August 21]], U.S. Marines [[August 25]]. ===September=== {{Month3|9|2|0}} * [[September 3]] – Italian general [[Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa]] is killed in a mafia ambush. * [[September 5]] – [[Iowa]] paperboy [[Johnny Gosch]] is kidnapped. * [[September 14]] – [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] President-elect [[Bachir Gemayel]] is assassinated in [[Beirut]]. * [[September 18]] – The Lebanese Christian Militia – the [[Kataeb|Phalange]] – [[Sabra and Shatila massacre|kill thousands of Palestinians]] in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps with the overlooking of Israeli troops in West Beirut. The massacre is in retaliation for the assassination of pro-Israel president-elect, Bachir Gemayel, as well as several Palestinian committed massacres towards Lebanese Christians. * [[September 19]] – The first [[emoticon]]s are posted by [[Scott Fahlman]]. * [[September 21]] – The first [[International Day of Peace]] ([[United Nations]]) ever * [[September 23]] – [[Amin Gemayel]], brother of Bachir, is elected president of [[Lebanon]]. * [[September 25]] – In Israel, 400,000 marchers demand the resignation of Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]]. * [[September 26]] – [[Thermal]]s take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to {{convert|2800|m|ft|lk=on}} during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main [[parachute]] to fall to lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute. * [[September 29]]-[[October 1]] – The [[Tylenol scare]] is sparked when 7 people in the [[Chicago]] area die after ingesting capsules laced with [[potassium cyanide]]. ===October=== {{Month3|10|4|0}} <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[October 1]] – [[Helmut Kohl]] replaces [[Helmut Schmidt]] as [[Chancellor of Germany]] through a [[Constructive Vote of No Confidence]]. * [[October 1]] – In [[Orlando, Florida]], [[Walt Disney World]] opens the second largest theme park, [[Epcot]], to the public for the first time. * [[October 1]] – [[Sony]] launches the first consumer [[compact disc]] player (model [[CDP-101]]). * [[October 8]] – [[Poland]] bans [[Solidarity]] after having suspended it on [[13 December]] [[1981]]. * [[October 11]] – The ''[[Mary Rose]]'', flagship of [[Henry VIII of England]] that sank in [[1545]], is raised. * [[October 12]] – The Double Stuff Oreo is first sold. * [[October 13]] – The [[Ford Sierra]] is launched in [[Europe]]. It replaces the [[Ford Cortina]] *[[October 15]] – The [[Garn - St Germain Depository Institutions Act]] deregulates the U.S. [[savings and loan]] industry. * [[October 19]] – [[John De Lorean]] is arrested for selling [[cocaine]] to undercover [[FBI]] agents (he is later found not guilty due to [[entrapment]]). * [[October 20]] – During the [[UEFA Cup]] match between [[FC Spartak Moscow]] and [[HFC Haarlem]] at least 63 and probably many more people are crushed to death in the [[Luzhniki disaster]]. * [[October 20]] – The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] defeat the [[Milwaukee]] [[Brewers]] 6-3 in game 7 to win the [[World Series]] * [[October 27]] – In Canada, [[Dominion Day]] is officially renamed to [[Canada Day]]. * [[October 28]] – The [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]] wins the election in Spain; [[Felipe González]] is elected Prime Minister. ===November=== {{Month3|11|0|0}} * [[November 1]] – The [[Welsh language]] station, [[S4C]], launches in [[Wales]]. * [[November 2]] – [[Channel 4]], the fourth [[terrestrial television]] channel, is launched in [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Northern Ireland]] with the first program broadcast being the game show [[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]], which is still in production. [[United States general elections, 1982]]. * [[November 3]] – A gasoline tanker explodes in the [[Salang Tunnel]] in [[Afghanistan]], killing at least 2,000 people. * [[November 3]] – The [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] surges 43.41 points, or 4.25%, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than nine years. It last hit a record on [[January 11]], [[1973]] when the average closed at 1,051.70. The points gain is the biggest ever up to this point. * [[November 6]] – [[Camerun]] president [[Ahmadou Ahidjo]] resigns, replaced by [[Paul Biya]]. * [[November 7]] – The [[Thames Barrier]] is first publicly demonstrated. * [[November 12]] – In the [[Soviet Union]], former [[KGB]] head [[Yuri Andropov]] is selected to become the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding the late [[Leonid Brezhnev|Leonid I. Brezhnev]]. * [[November 13]] – The [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] is dedicated in [[Washington, D.C.]], after a march to its site by thousands of [[Vietnam War]] veterans. * [[November 14]] – The leader of [[Poland]]'s outlawed [[Solidarity]] movement, [[Lech Wałęsa]], is released from 11&nbsp;months of internment near the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] border. * [[November 20]] – [[University of California, Berkeley]] executes "[[The Play]]" in a [[college football]] game against [[Stanford University|Stanford]]. Completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that includes five laterals, Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stands and California wins 25-20. * [[November 27]] – [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]] becomes Prime minister of [[Japan]]. * [[November 28]] – Representatives from 88 countries gather in [[Geneva]] to discuss [[world trade]] and ways to work toward aspects of [[free trade]]. * [[November 30]]- Michael Jackson releases ''Thriller'', the biggest selling album of all time. ===December=== {{Month3|12|2|0}} * [[December 2]] – At the [[University of Utah]], 61-year-old retired dentist [[Barney Clark]] becomes the first person to receive a permanent [[artificial heart]] (he will live for 112&nbsp;days with the device). * [[December 3]] – A final soil sample is taken from the site of [[Times Beach, Missouri]]. It is found to contain 300 times the safe level of [[dioxin]]. * [[December 4]] – The [[People's Republic of China]] adopts its current [[constitution of the People's Republic of China|constitution]]. * [[December 7]] – The first U.S. [[capital punishment|execution]] by [[lethal injection]] is carried out in [[Texas]]. * [[December 8]] – The [[December murders]] in Suriname. * [[December 12]] – Women's peace protest at [[Greenham Common]]: 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5&nbsp;km (9 mi) [[perimeter fence]]. * [[December 13]] – At least 1,507 killed, Richer Scale 6.0 magnitude at [[Dhamar]] earthquake, northern [[Yemen]]. * [[December 23]] – The [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] recommends the evacuation of [[Times Beach, Missouri]] due to dangerous levels of [[dioxin]] contamination. * [[December 26]] – ''[[Time Magazine]]'s'' [[Person of the Year|Man of the Year]] is given for the first time to a non-human, the [[computer]]. ===Undated=== *A brief but severe [[recession]] begins in the [[United States]]. *[[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] is officially dubbed the ''[[Emerald City]]'' after a contest held to choose a new city slogan. *[[George Stigler]] is awarded [[The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]]. *The car brand [[Toyota Camry]] introduced. *[[Dorling Kindersley]], formerly a [[book packager]], begins publishing. *[[Commodore 64]] is released. Over 20&nbsp;million [[Commodore 64]]'s will be sold by 1994. *A global surplus of [[crude oil]] causes [[gasoline]] prices to collapse. *In a [[Gallup Poll]], 51% of [[United States|Americans]] do not accept [[homosexuality]] as normal. *The first [[China Central Television]] [[New Years Gala]] program starts. This program is watched by 1.1&nbsp;billion Chinese every year. ===Ongoing=== * [[Cold War]]. ==Fictional== The references to 1982 in popular fiction are: ===Computer games=== *[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis|Operation Flashpoint: Resistance]] (2002) ===Literature=== *[[U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men]] {{Year in other calendars|Japanese=[[Shōwa]] 57}} ==Births== ===January-March=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. --> * [[January 1]] – [[Kevin Dudley]], National Football League runningback * [[January 1]] – [[David Nalbandian]], Argentine tennis player * [[January 4]] – [[Kang Hye-jeong]], South Korean actress * [[January 4]] – [[Richard Logan (footballer)|Richard Logan]], English footballer * [[January 5]] – [[Janica Kostelić]], Croatian skier * [[January 6]] – [[Gilbert Arenas]], American basketball player * [[January 7]] – [[Francisco Rodriguez]], Venezuelan baseball player * [[January 9]] – [[David Barrett]], American festival player * [[January 11]] – [[Ashley Taylor Dawson]], British actor * [[January 12]] – [[Dontrelle Willis]], American baseball player * [[January 13]] – [[Guillermo Coria]], Argentine tennis player * [[January 13]] – [[Ruth Wilson (actress)|Ruth Wilson]], English actress * [[January 14]] – [[Víctor Valdés]], Spanish football player * [[January 15]] – [[Benjamin Agosto]], American skater * [[January 17]] – [[Dwyane Wade]], American basketball player * [[January 17]] – [[Alex Varkatzas]], Greek-American lead vocalist ([[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]]) * [[January 19]] – [[Jodie Sweetin]], American actress * [[January 19]] – [[Angela Chang]], Taiwanese singer and actress * [[January 22]] – [[Liane Bahler]], German professional cyclist (d. [[2007]]) * [[January 22]] – [[Jason Peters]], American football player * [[January 25]] – [[The-Dream]] , Singer * [[January 31]] – [[Elena Paparizou]], Greek-Swedish singer <!--FEBRUARY Do not add yourself to this list --> * [[February 2]] – [[Kelly Mazzante]], American basketball player * [[February 3]] – [[Jessica Harp]], American Singer ([[The Wreckers]]) * [[February 4]] – [[Mandisa Stevenson]], American basketball player * [[February 4]] – [[Kimberly Wyatt]], singer ([[The Pussycat Dolls]]) * [[February 4]] – [[Tomas Vaitkus]], Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist * [[February 5]] – [[Kevin Everett]], American football player * [[February 8]] – [[Zersenay Tadese]], Eritrean long distance track/road running athlete * [[February 9]] – [[Ami Suzuki]], Japanese singer * [[February 10]] – [[Mon Redee Sut Txi]], Malaysian athlete * [[February 10]] – [[Justin Gatlin]], American athlete * [[February 11]] – [[Neil Robertson]], Australian snooker player * [[February 11]] – [[Natalie Dormer]],English actress * [[February 12]] – [[Onil Joseph]], American baseball player * [[February 14]] – [[Marián Gáborík]], Czechosovakian (now [[Slovakia]]) hockey player ([[Minnesota Wild]]) * [[February 17]] – [[Lupe Fiasco]], American rapper * February 17 – [[Adriano Leite Ribeiro]], Brazilian footballer (soccer player) * [[February 22]] – [[Jenna Haze]], American pornographic actress * [[February 25]] – [[Chris Baird]], Northern Irish footballer * [[February 25]] – [[Maria Kanellis|Maria]], WWE superstar * [[February 28]] – [[Andres Nuiamäe]], Estonian soldier (d. [[2004]]) <!--MARCH Do not add yourself to this list --> * [[March 2]] – [[Henrik Lundqvist]], Swedish hockey goaltender * [[March 2]] – [[Ben Roethlisberger]], American football player ([[Pittsburgh Steelers]]) * [[March 2]] – [[Mike Nugent]], American football player ([[New York Jets]]) * [[March 3]] – [[Jessica Biel]], American actress * [[March 4]] – [[Landon Donovan]], American soccer player * [[March 4]] – [[Charity Rahmer]], American actress * [[March 5]] – [[Daniel Carter (rugby player)|Daniel Carter]], New Zealand rugby player * [[March 6]] – [[Stephen Jordan]], English footballer [[Manchester City]] * [[March 7]] – [[Erika Yamakawa]], Japanese talent * [[March 8]] – [[Nicoleta Onel]], Romanian gymnast * [[March 8]] – [[Kat Von D]], Mexican-American tattoo artist * [[March 9]] – [[Paul Ballard]], English television presenter * [[March 10]] – [[Kwame Brown]], American basketball player * [[March 10]] – [[Katharine Isabelle]], Canadian actress * [[March 11]] – [[Thora Birch]], American actress * [[March 15]] – [[Bobby Boswell]], American pro soccer player * [[March 19]] – [[Matt Littler]], British actor * [[March 20]] – [[Nick Wheeler]], American musician ([[The All-American Rejects]]) * [[March 21]] – [[Maria Elena Camerin]], Italian tennis player * [[March 22]] – [[Pete Bennett]], English rock singer ([[Daddy Fantastic]]) and television personality ([[Big Brother 2006 (UK)|Big Brother 2006]]) * [[March 23]] – [[Tomasz Kuszczak]], Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper * [[March 24]] – [[Kenichirou Ohashi]], Japanese voice actor * [[March 25]] – [[Danica Patrick]], American race car driver * [[March 25]] – [[Sean Faris]], American actor * [[March 30]] – [[Jason Dohring]], American actor * [[March 30]] – [[Philippe Mexes]], French footballer * [[March 30]] – [[Javier Portillo|Javier Garcia Portillo]], Spanish footballer (soccer player) ===April-June=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. --> * [[April 1]] – [[Sam Huntington]], American actor * [[April 1]] – [[Taran Killam]], American actor * [[April 3]] – [[Nakane Kasumi|Kasumi Nakane]], Japanese gravure idol * [[April 5]] – [[Matt Pickens]], American soccer player * [[April 6]] – [[Ilan Hall]], Israeli-American chef * [[April 7]] – [[Sonjay Dutt]], Indian American professional wrestler * [[April 8]] – [[Judy Star]], American actress * [[April 10]] – [[Chyler Leigh]], American actress * [[April 13]] – [[Nellie McKay]], American singer * [[April 15]] – [[Seth Rogen]], Canadian actor/comedian * [[April 18]] – [[Marie-Élaine Thibert]], Canadian singer * [[April 22]] – [[Kaká]], Brazilian footballer (soccer player) * [[April 24]] – [[Kelly Clarkson]], American singer * [[April 24]] – [[Shayna Nackoney]], Canadian synchronized swimmer * [[April 25]] – [[Monty Panesar]], English cricketer * [[April 26]] – [[Nadja Benaissa]], German pop singer * [[April 28]] - [[Nikki Grahame]], British Reailty TV star * [[April 29]] – [[Kamran Jawaid]], Pakistani film critic and producer * [[April 30]] – [[Kirsten Dunst]], American actress * [[April 30]] – [[Lloyd Banks]], African American/ Puertorican Rapper <!--MAY Do not add yourself to this list --> * [[May 7]] – [[Ákos Buzsáky]], Hungarian footballer * [[May 9]] – [[Rachel Boston]], American beauty queen and actress * [[May 10]] – [[Adebayo Akinfenwa]], English footballer * [[May 10]] – [[Jeremy Gable]], American playwright * [[May 12]] – [[Zoe Lister]], British actress * [[May 13]] – [[Yoko Kumada]], Japanese gravure idol * [[May 13]] – [[Oguchi Onyewu]], American soccer player * [[May 14]] – [[Ai Shibata]], Japanese swimmer * [[May 15]] – [[Jessica Sutta]], singer from ([[The Pussycat Dolls]]) * [[May 15]] – [[Veronica Campbell]], Jamaican athlete * [[May 17]] - [[Dylan Macallister]], Australian Footballer(Central Coast Mariners) * [[May 17]] – [[Tony Parker]], French basketball player * [[May 18]] – [[Eric West]], American actor and singer * [[May 19]] – [[Kevin Amankwaah]], English footballer * [[May 20]] – [[Petr Čech]], Czech footballer (soccer player) * [[May 22]] – [[Apolo Anton Ohno]], American short track speed skater and actor * [[May 25]] – [[Alexandr Ivanov]], Russian javelin thrower * [[May 26]] – [[Yoko Matsugane]], Japanese model <!--JUNE Do not add yourself to this list --> * [[June 1]] – [[Justine Henin]], Belgian tennis player * [[June 2]] – [[Jewel Staite]], Canadian actress and singer * [[June 3]] – [[Yelena Isinbayeva]], Russian athlete * [[June 4]] – [[Jin Au-Yeung]], Chinese rapper * [[June 7]] – [[Amy Nuttall]], British actress and opera singer * [[June 8]] – [[Nadia Petrova]], Russian tennis player * [[June 10]] – [[Tara Lipinski]], American figure skater * [[June 10]] – [[Princess Madeleine of Sweden]] * [[June 11]] – [[Diana Taurasi]], American basketball player * [[June 11]] – [[Eldar Rønning]], Norwegian cross-country skier * [[June 16]] – [[Missy Peregrym]], Canadian actress * [[June 21]] – [[Prince William of Wales]] * [[June 22]] – [[Soraia Chaves]], Portuguese actress and model * [[June 23]] – [[Joona Puhakka]], Finnish diver * [[June 23]] – [[Kenny Techstepper]], American music journalist * [[June 24]] – [[Jarret Stoll]], Canadian ice hockey player * [[June 24]] – [[Kevin Kleinberg]], American actor * [[June 25]] – [[Mikhail Youzhny]], Russian tennis player * [[June 27]] – [[Takeru Shibaki]], Japanese actor * [[June 30]] – [[Lizzy Caplan]], American actress ===July-September=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. --> * [[July 1]] – [[Hilarie Burton]], American actress and VJ * [[July 5]] – [[Alberto Gilardino]], Italian footballer * [[July 7]] – [[Jan Lastuvka]], Czech footballer * [[July 8]] – [[Sophia Bush]], American actress * [[July 8]] – [[Tarah Paige]], American actress * [[July 8]] – [[Hakim Warrick]], American basketball player * [[July 9]] – [[Sakon Yamamoto]], Japanese racecar driver * [[July 10]] – [[Alex Arrowsmith]], American musician * [[July 10]] – [[Sebastian Mila]], Polish footballer * [[July 12]] – [[Antonio Cassano]], Italian footballer (soccer player) * [[July 13]] – [[Simon Clist]], English footballer * [[July 14]] - [[Dmitry Chaplin]], Russian [[So You Think You Can Dance]] finalist * [[July 15]] – [[Haley Scarnato]], American singer and ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist * [[July 18]] – [[Priyanka Chopra]], Indian actress and beauty queen * [[July 18]] – [[Ryan Cabrera]], American musician and TV host * [[July 19]] – [[Jared Padalecki]], American actor * [[July 23]] – [[Claudette Ortiz]], American soul singer * [[July 24]] – [[Anna Paquin]], Canadian-born actress * [[July 25]] – [[Brad Renfro]], American actor (d. [[2008]]) * [[July 29]] – [[Allison Mack]], American actress * [[July 30]] – [[James Anderson]], English cricketer * [[July 30]] – [[Yvonne Strahovski]], Australian actress * [[July 31]] – [[Melanie Vallejo]], Australian TV actress * [[August 2]] – [[Hélder Postiga]], Portuguese footballer (soccer player) * [[August 5]] – [[Lolo Jones]], American track and field athlete * [[August 6]] – [[Kevin van der Perren]], Belgian figure skater * [[August 7]] – [[Yana Klochkova]], Ukrainian swimmer * [[August 9]] – [[Tyson Gay]], American athlete * [[August 10]] – [[Devon Aoki]], American supermodel and actress * [[August 10]] – [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]], English snooker player * [[August 10]] – [[Joleon Lescott]], English footballer * [[August 13]] – [[Shani Davis]], American speed skater * [[August 19]] – [[Erika Christensen]], American actress * [[August 24]] – [[Kim Källström]], Swedish footballer * [[August 28]] – [[LeAnn Rimes]], American singer * [[August 28]] – [[Karo Parisyan]], Armenian MMA fighter * [[August 30]] – [[Andy Roddick]], American tennis player * [[August 31]] – [[José Manuel Reina Páez]], Spanish footballer * [[September 1]] – [[Jeffrey Buttle]], Canadian figure skater * [[September 2]] – [[Mandy Cho]], Hong Kong actress * [[September 3]] – [[Andrew McMahon]], American musician * [[September 3]] – [[Kaori Natori]], Japanese singer and model * [[September 7]] – [[Race Wong]], Hong Kong singer/actress, Member of [[2R (group)]] * [[September 9]] – [[Ai Otsuka]], Japanese singer and songwriter * [[September 11]] – [[Shriya Saran]], Indian actress * [[September 12]] – [[Nana Ozaki]], Japanese gravure idol * [[September 13]] – [[Nenê]], Brazilian basketball player * [[September 13]] – [[Miha Zupan]], Slovenian basketball player * [[September 18]] – [[Lukas Reimann (Swiss politician)]] * [[September 19]] – [[Nicole Voss]], American model * [[September 21]] – [[Rowan Vine]], English footballer * [[September 21]] – [[Rudy Youngblood]], American actor * [[September 22]] – [[Kosuke Kitajima]], Japanese swimmer * [[September 27]] – [[Lil Wayne]], American rapper * [[September 27]] – [[Darrent Williams]], [[Denver Broncos]] cornerback (d. [[2007]]) * [[September 28]] – [[Emeka Okafor]], American basketball player * [[September 29]] – [[Ariana Jollee]], American porn actress and director * [[September 29]] – [[Rob Smith (musician)|Rob Smith]] – Irish musician and songwriter * [[September 30]] – [[Lacey Chabert]], American actress * [[September 30]] – [[Michelle Marsh (model)|Michelle Marsh]], British model ===October-December=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. --> * [[October 1]] – [[Sandra Oxenryd]], Swedish pop singer * [[October 3]] – [[Erik von Detten]], American actor * [[October 6]] – [[MC Lars]], American rapper * [[October 7]] – [[Madjid Bougherra]], Algerian footballer * [[October 7]] – [[Jermaine Defoe]], English footballer * [[October 7]] – [[Robby Ginepri]], American tennis player * [[October 10]] – [[Jason Oost]], Dutch footballer * [[October 11]] – [[Salim Stoudamire]], American basketball player * [[October 11]] – [[Kristy Wu]], American Actress * [[October 13]] – [[Ian Thorpe|Ian James Thorpe]], Australian swimmer * [[October 13]] – [[Jo Yoon-hee]], South Korean actress & model * [[October 15]] – [[Saif Saaeed Shaheen]], [[Qatar]] * [[October 15]] – [[Jessica Rey]], American actress * [[October 17]] – [[Nick Riewoldt]], Australian footballer * [[October 18]] or [[October 19|19th]] – [[Shauntay Henderson]], American criminal * [[October 22]] – [[The Untouchable DJ Drastic]], DJ, Radio Personality, & Music Industry Professional * [[October 22]] – [[Robinson Canó]], Dominican baseball player * [[October 22]] - [[Heath Miller]], American football player * [[October 25]] – [[Eman Lam]], Hong Kong singer * [[October 27]] – [[Patrick Fugit]], American actor * [[October 27]] – [[Dennis Moran]], American computer hacker * [[October 27]] – [[Keri Hilson]], American singer * [[October 28]] – [[Anthony Lerew]], American baseball player * [[October 29]] – [[Ariel Lin]], Taiwanese actress and singer * [[November 2]] – [[Kyoko Fukada]], Japanese actress, model and singer * [[November 10]] – [[Heather Matarazzo]], American actress * [[November 11]] – [[Brittny Gastineau]], American model and socialite * [[November 12]] – [[Anne Hathaway (actress)|Anne Hathaway]], American actress * [[November 12]] – [[Mikele Leigertwood]], English footballer * [[November 13]] – [[Michael Copon]] American actor model and singer * [[November 13]] – [[Kumi Koda]], Japanese singer * [[November 14]] – [[Sailosi Tagicakibau]], Samoan rugby player * [[November 15]] - [[Joe Kowalewski]], American football player * [[November 22]] – [[Charlene Choi]], Hong Kong singer and actress * [[November 26]] – [[Karl Henry]], Professional football player * [[November 27]] – [[Aleksandr Kerzhakov]], Russian soccer player * [[November 29]] – [[Ashley Force]], American race car driver * [[November 30]] – [[Elisha Cuthbert]], Canadian actress * [[November 30]] – [[Clémence Poésy]], French actress * [[December 3]] – [[Michael Essien]], Ghanaian footballer * [[December 4]] – [[Nick Vujicic]],director for Life Without Limbs * [[December 6]] – [[Ryan Carnes]], American actor * [[December 13]] – [[Anthony Callea]], Australian singer * [[December 14]] – [[Anthony Way]], British singer and actor * [[December 16]] – [[Garnon Davies]], British actor * [[December 20]] – [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]], American singer * [[December 20]] – [[David Wright (baseball player)|David Wright]], New York Mets third baseman * [[December 24]] – [[Robert Carmine]], American Singer * [[December 27]] – [[Terji Skibenæs]], Faroese guitarist ([[Týr (band)|Týr]]) * [[December 30]] – [[Kristin Kreuk]], Canadian actress * [[December 31]] – [[Luke Schenscher]], Australian basketball player ==Deaths== ===January – June=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[January 10]] – [[Paul Lynde]], American actor (b. [[1926]]) * [[January 19]] – [[Elis Regina]], Brazilian singer (b. [[1945]]) * [[January 26]] – [[Mikhail Suslov]], Soviet politician and Politburo member (b. [[1902]]) * [[January 30]] – [[Lightnin' Hopkins]], American musician (b. [[1912]]) * [[February 5]] – [[Neil Aggett]], South African labor leader (suicide) * [[February 11]] – [[Eleanor Powell]], American dancer (b. [[1912]]) * [[February 11]] – [[Takashi Shimura]], Japanese actor (b. [[1905]]) * [[February 12]] – [[Victor Jory]], Canadian actor (b. [[1902]]) * [[February 17]] – [[Thelonious Monk]], American jazz pianist (b. [[1917]]) * [[February 17]] – [[Lee Strasberg]], American actor (b. [[1901]]) * [[March 2]] – [[Philip K. Dick]], American author (b. [[1928]]) * [[March 5]] – [[John Belushi]], American actor (b. [[1949]]) * [[March 6]] – [[Ayn Rand]], Russian-born author (b. [[1905]]) * [[March 19]] – [[Randy Rhoads]], American guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne (plane crash) (b. [[1956]]) * [[March 28]] – [[William Giauque]], Canadian chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1895]]) * [[March 31]] – [[Dave Clement]], [[Queens Park Rangers]] footballer – suicide * [[April 5]] – [[Abe Fortas]], U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. [[1910]]) * [[April 15]] – [[Arthur Lowe]], British actor (b. [[1915]]) * [[May 1]] – [[William Primrose]], Scottish violist (b. [[1903]]) * [[May 8]] – [[Gilles Villeneuve]], Canadian race car driver (racing accident) (b. [[1950]]) * [[May 10]] – [[Peter Weiss]], German writer and artist (b. [[1916]]) * [[May 14]] – [[Hugh Beaumont (actor)|Hugh Beaumont]], American actor (b. [[1909]]) * [[May 15]] – [[Gordon Smiley]], American race car driver (racing accident) (b. [[1946]]) * [[May 28]] – [[Lt Col]] [['H'. Jones]], [[VC]], British soldier ([[Falklands War]]) (b. [[1940]]) * [[May 29]] – [[Romy Schneider]], Austrian actress (cardiac arrest) (b. [[1938]]) * [[June 2]] – [[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]], [[President of Pakistan]] (b. [[1904]]) * [[June 6]] – [[Kenneth Rexroth]], American poet (b. [[1905]]) * [[June 8]] – [[Satchel Paige]], baseball player (b. [[1906]]) * [[June 12]] – [[Karl von Frisch]], Austrian zoologist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (b. [[1886]]) * [[June 12]] – [[Sgt]] [[Ian McKay]], [[VC]], British Soldier ([[Falklands War]]) (b. [[1953]]) * [[June 13]] – [[Riccardo Paletti]], Italian [[Formula 1]] driver (b. [[1958]]) * [[June 14]] – [[Arthur Coles]], Australian businessman and philanthropist (b. [[1892]]) * [[June 18]] – [[Curt Jurgens]], German actor (b. [[1915]]) ===July – December=== <!-- Link all dates, even if repeated, for date-format preferences. --> * [[July 4]] – [[Terry Higgins]], early British casualty of [[AIDS]] (b. [[1945]]) * [[July 19]] – [[John Harvey (actor)|John Harvey]], stage and film actor (b. [[1911]]) * [[July 23]] – [[Vic Morrow]], American actor (b. [[1929]]) * [[July 28]] – [[Keith Green]], American gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist (b. [[1953]]) * [[July 29]] – [[Vladimir Zworykin]], Russian-born inventor (b. [[1889]]) * [[August 12]] – [[Henry Fonda]], American actor (b. [[1905]]) * [[August 15]] – [[Hugo Theorell]], Swedish scientist, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] (b. [[1903]]) *[[August 18]] – [[Vladek Spiegelman]], father of cartoonist [[Art Spiegelman]] and main character/narrator of [[Maus]] (a [[graphic novel]] of his life during the [[Holocaust]]) (b. [[1906]]) * [[August 21]] – King [[Sobhuza II of Swaziland]], at the time the longest reigning living [[monarch]] (b. [[1899]]) * [[August 23]] – [[Stanford Moore]], American biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1913]]) * [[August 29]] – [[Ingrid Bergman]], Swedish actress (b. [[1915]]) * [[September 2]] – [[Tom Baker (American actor)|Tom Baker]], American actor (b. [[1940]]) * [[September 5]] – [[Douglas Bader]], Inspirational leader of the Battle of Britain (b. [[1910]]) * [[September 11]] – [[Wifredo Lam]], Cuban artist (b. [[1902]]) * [[September 14]] – [[Bashir Gemayel]], President-elect of [[Lebanon]] * [[September 14]] – [[Grace Kelly|Grace Patricia Kelly]], American actress and Princess of Monaco (b. [[1929]]) * [[September 23]] – [[Jimmy Wakely]], American Country-Western singer and actor (b. [[1914]]) * [[September 28]] – [[Mabel Albertson]], American actress (b. [[1901]]) <!--OCTOBER (deaths)--> * [[October 4]] – [[Glenn Gould]], Canadian pianist (b. [[1932]]) * [[October 8]] – [[Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker]], Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (b. [[1889]]) * [[October 10]] – [[Jean Effel]], French painter and journalist (b. [[1908]]) * [[October 18]] – [[Bess Truman]], [[First Lady of the United States]] (b. [[1885]]) * [[October 18]] – [[Dwain Esper]], director (b. [[1892]]) * [[October 22]] – [[Savitri Devi]], French-born writer and philosopher (b. [[1905]]) <!--NOVEMBER--> * [[November 10]] – [[Leonid Brezhnev]], [[Premier of the Soviet Union]] (b. [[1906]]) * [[November 15]] – [[Vinoba Bhave]], Indian educator (b. [[1895]]) * [[November 22]] – [[Jean Batten]], New Zealand aviator (b. [[1909]]) * [[November 29]] – [[Percy Williams]], Canadian athlete (b. [[1908]]) <!--DECEMBER (deaths)--> * [[December 7]] – [[Will Lee]], American actor who played [[Mr. Hooper]] on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (b. [[1908]]) * [[December 8]] – [[Marty Robbins]], American singer (b. [[1925]]) * [[December 16]] – [[Colin Chapman]], British designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry (b. [[1928]]) * [[December 20]] – [[Artur Rubinstein]], Polish-born pianist and conductor (b. [[1887]]) * [[December 24]] – [[Louis Aragon]], French writer (b. [[1897]]) * [[December 27]] – [[John Swigert]], American astronaut (b. [[1931]]) ==Fields Medalists== * [[Alain Connes]], [[William Thurston]], [[Shing-Tung Yau]] ==Nobel prizes== * [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] – [[Kenneth G. Wilson]] * [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] – [[Aaron Klug]] * [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Medicine]] – [[Sune K. Bergström]], [[Bengt I. Samuelsson]], [[John R. Vane]] * [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] – [[Gabriel García Márquez]] * [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] – [[Alva Myrdal]], [[Alfonso Garcia Robles|Alfonso García Robles]] * [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Economics]] – [[George Stigler]] ==Templeton Prize== * [[Billy Graham]] ==See also== * [[20th century]] ==Notes== <references/> {{commonscat}} ==External links== [[Category:1982| ]] [[af:1982]] [[als:1980er#1982]] [[am:1982 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:1982]] [[an:1982]] [[roa-rup:1982]] [[frp:1982]] [[ast:1982]] [[gn:1982]] [[av:1982]] [[ay:1982]] [[az:1982]] [[bn:১৯৮২]] [[zh-min-nan:1982 nî]] [[map-bms:1982]] [[be:1982]] [[be-x-old:1982]] [[bh:१९८२]] [[bs:1982]] [[br:1982]] [[bg:1982]] [[ca:1982]] [[cv:1982]] [[cs:1982]] [[co:1982]] [[cy:1982]] [[da:1982]] [[pdc:1982]] [[de:1982]] [[et:1982]] [[el:1982]] [[es:1982]] [[eo:1982]] [[eu:1982]] [[fa:۱۹۸۲ (میلادی)]] [[fo:1982]] [[hif:1982]] [[fr:1982]] [[fy:1982]] [[ga:1982]] [[gan:1982年]] [[gv:1982]] [[gd:1982]] [[gl:1982]] [[ko:1982년]] [[hy:1982]] [[hi:1982]] [[hr:1982.]] [[io:1982]] [[ilo:1982]] [[bpy:মারি ১৯৮২]] [[id:1982]] [[ia:1982]] [[os:1982]] [[is:1982]] [[it:1982]] [[he:1982]] [[jv:1982]] [[pam:1982]] [[kn:೧೯೮೨]] [[ka:1982]] [[csb:1982]] [[kk:1982]] [[kw:1982]] [[sw:1982]] [[ht:1982 (almanak gregoryen)]] [[ku:1982]] [[la:1982]] [[lb:1982]] [[lt:1982 m.]] [[lij:1982]] [[ln:1982]] [[hu:1982]] [[mk:1982]] [[mi:1982]] [[mr:इ.स. १९८२]] [[ms:1982]] [[nah:1982]] [[nl:1982]] [[ja:1982年]] [[nap:1982]] [[no:1982]] [[nn:1982]] [[nrm:1982]] [[nov:1982]] [[oc:1982]] [[uz:1982]] [[pi:१९८२]] [[nds:1982]] [[pl:1982]] [[pt:1982]] [[ty:1982]] [[ksh:Joohr 1982]] [[ro:1982]] [[qu:1982]] [[ru:1982 год]] [[se:1982]] [[sq:1982]] [[scn:1982]] [[simple:1982]] [[sk:1982]] [[sl:1982]] [[so:1982]] [[sr:1982]] [[sh:1982]] [[su:1982]] [[fi:1982]] [[sv:1982]] [[tl:1982]] [[ta:1982]] [[tt:1982]] [[te:1982]] [[th:พ.ศ. 2525]] [[vi:1982]] [[tg:1982]] [[tr:1982]] [[tk:1982]] [[uk:1982]] [[ur:1982ء]] [[vec:1982]] [[wa:1982]] [[vls:1982]] [[wuu:公元1982年]] [[yo:1982]] [[zh-yue:1982年]] [[cbk-zam:1982]] [[bat-smg:1982]] [[zh:1982年]]