Historical Events In 1982

Jul 19 David S Dodge becomes the first American hostage in Lebanon

Jul 07 Steve Scott of US runs the mile in a record 3 47.69

Jul 16 NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth

Jul 12 FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail

Jul 29 Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson

Jul 31 46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France

Jul 20 Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks

Jul 13 John Alexander actor, dies at 85

Jul 06 Russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72

Jul 09 Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster

Jul 02 Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth

Jul 02 Larry Walters using lawn chair & 42 helium balloons, rose to 16,000'

Jul 21 Dave Garroway TV host (Today Show), dies at 69

Jul 07 David Moorcroft of UK sets record for 5000 m, 13 00.41

Jul 01 Kosmos 1383, first search & rescue satellite, launched

Jul 24 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2763 Jeans

Jul 07 Steve Scott of US runs the mile in a record 3:47.69

Jul 15 Body of Wendy Caulfield, first Green River victim, found near Seattle

Mar 01 Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus, sends back data

Mar 26 Ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Mar 02 Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru

Mar 20 France performs nuclear test

Mar 29 54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win

Mar 23 Guatemala military coup under General Rios Montt, President Romeo Lucas flees

Mar 31 Rock group Doobie Brothers split up

Mar 10 Sygyzy all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun

Mar 29 54th Academy Awards "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win

Mar 01 New York Times raises its price from 25¢ to 30¢

Mar 07 IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1

Mar 10 Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)

Mar 28 Near Coast of Peru a 6.1 earthquake killed 3 people and extensive damage (VI) at Lunahuana.

Mar 21 Movie "Annie" premieres

Mar 25 Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season

Mar 03 Statistics Canada confirms that Canada entered a recession in 1982. Gee all they had to do was ask me I could have told them

Mar 26 Paul McCartney &Stevie Wonder release "Ebony &Ivory" in the UK

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