Historical Events In 1982

Feb 04   In the year 1982 suriname premier Chin A Sen flees  

Feb 05   DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people in the year 1982.  

Feb 05   On this day in history dolores Moran, actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56  

Feb 05   Laker Airways collapse owing £270 million ($351 million) on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns &flees to Netherlands in the year 1982.  

Feb 06   On this day in history "Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart  

Feb 06   On this day in history ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87  

Feb 07   On this day in history luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica  

Feb 08   John Hay Whitney, US newspaper magnate, dies at 76 in the year 1982.  

Feb 10   In the year 1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Québec  

Feb 10   K R Meher-Homji, cricket wk (Test as Indian, catch no stumped), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 11   On this day in history eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer  

Feb 12   Cornelis Rijnsdorp, Dutch writer (Culprit), dies at 87 in the year 1982.  

Feb 12   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1982.  

Feb 13   Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week in the year 1982.  

Feb 13   Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, grew to 8'1" (tallest woman), dies at 17 in the year 1982.  

Feb 14   Henk Schaer, [Hendricus J M Schaareman], Dutch actor, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1982 eighty-four workers die when an oil drilling rig sinks off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm.  

Feb 15   In the year 1982 off the Newfoundlandthe oil drilling rig Ocean Ranger capsizes and sinks in 18 m waves during a fierce storm on the Grand Banks 315 km east of St. John's; all 84 crewmen, 56 of whom are Newfoundlanders, drown in worst marine disaster in Canada  

Feb 16   Agatha Barbara elected as first female President of Malta in the year 1982.  

Feb 16   In the year 1982 assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad  

Feb 16   In the year 1982 lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce  

Feb 17   In the year 1982 lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81  

Feb 19   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Feb 21   "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances in the year 1982.  

Feb 21   "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances in the year 1982.  

Feb 21   In the year 1982 beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic  

Feb 22   Britain and US sent ships to Persian Gulf following Iranian offensive on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Murray "the K" Kaufman, NYC DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60 in the year 1982.  

Feb 22   In the year 1982 nYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful)  

Feb 23   On this day in history michael Frayn's "Noises Off," premieres in London  

Feb 24   24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win in the year 1982.  

Feb 24   Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs in the year 1982.  

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of bianca Chatfield, Australian netballer  

Apr 28   Nikki Grahame, Big Brother 7 Star was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30   Kirsten Dunst, actress (Interview with the Vampire) was born in the year 1982.  

Apr 30   In the year 1982 birth of lloyd Banks, American rapper  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of cleo Higgins, British singer and actress  

Apr 30   In the year 1982 birth of andrew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer  

May 22   In the year 1982 birth of apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater  

May 22   On this day in history birth of john Bobek, American actor  

Jan 01   On this day in history paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), dies at 83  

Jan 03   Derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies in the year 1982.  

Jan 05   Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64 in the year 1982.  

Jan 07   Bert Oosterhuis, Dutch motor racer (Paris-Dakar), dies in race crash in the year 1982.  

Jan 08   Gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1982 lazar Weiner, composer, dies at 84  

Jan 13   Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69 in the year 1982.