1982 Calendar

January 25, 1982 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.

February 1, 1982 – Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.

March 29, 1982 – The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.

April 17, 1982 – Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.

July 20, 1982 – Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regents Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses.

August 31, 1982 – Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement.

September 14, 1982 – President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated.

October 11, 1982 – The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.

November 13, 1982 – Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim’s subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.

November 30, 1982 – Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, is released.

January 23, 1982 – Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player

January 31, 1982 – Andreas Görlitz, German football player

February 4, 1982 – Chris Sabin, American professional wrestler

February 13, 1982 – Lanisha Cole, American model

February 24, 1982 – Emanuel Villa, Argentine footballer

April 6, 1982 – Herculez Gomez, American soccer player

August 6, 1982 – Adrianne Curry, American model and reality television personality

October 2, 1982 – Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress

November 22, 1982 – Isild Le Besco, French actress

November 24, 1982 – Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer