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1982 Calendar
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1982 Historical Event(s)
- January 17, 1982 – “Cold Sunday” - in the United States temperatures fell to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.
- January 25, 1982 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
- May 28, 1982 – Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green.
- July 18, 1982 – 268 campesinos (“peasants” or “country people”) are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre in Ríos Montt’s Guatemala.
- 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.
- September 1, 1982 – The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
- September 18, 1982 – Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
- October 7, 1982 – Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
- October 8, 1982 – Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
- December 26, 1982 – Time’s Man of the Year is for the first time a non-human, the personal computer.
Who Were Born On 1982?
- February 22, 1982 – Robert Weiner, Jr., American water polo player
- March 18, 1982 – Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
- May 13, 1982 – Albert Crusat, Spanish footballer
- May 23, 1982 – Cyrill Gloor, Swiss footballer
- June 8, 1982 – Michael Cammalleri, Canadian hockey player
- August 29, 1982 – Carlos Delfino, Argentine basketball player
- November 11, 1982 – Jeremy Williams, British Actor
- December 3, 1982 – Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer