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1982 Calendar
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1982 Historical Event(s)
- January 25, 1982 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 5, 1982 – Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years.
- February 15, 1982 – The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
- April 2, 1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
- April 25, 1982 – Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
- May 25, 1982 – HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War.
- August 17, 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
- September 30, 1982 – Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all.
- October 1, 1982 – Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.
- October 14, 1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
Who Were Born On 1982?
- January 31, 1982 – Salvatore Masiello, Italian footballer
- March 14, 1982 – François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008)
- March 24, 1982 – Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
- August 23, 1982 – Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer
- September 7, 1982 – Andre Dirrell, American boxer
- September 22, 1982 – Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
- December 5, 1982 – Trai Essex, American football player
- December 6, 1982 – Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
- December 17, 1982 – Ryan Moats, American football player
- December 23, 1982 – Brad Nelson, American baseball player