Historical Events In 1982

Jan 01   30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry   

Jan 01   MTA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City NY subway system.   

Jan 01   Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland.   

Jan 02   "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 48 performances.   

Jan 02   70th Australian Mens Tennis Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)   

Jan 02   Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight claims.   

Jan 02   San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13 52 of OT.   

Jan 03   Derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies   

Jan 04   Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC's "Today Show".   

Jan 04   Chris Wallace is recorded as becoming co-anchor of the Today Show   

Jan 04   Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm   

Jan 05   Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation   

Jan 05   Elizabeth Bagshaw dies at age 100; one of Canada's inaugural female doctors   

Jan 05   Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64   

Jan 05   Ottawa bans hiring skilled foreign workers in several mining, manufacturing and construction sectors; to protect Canadian jobs   

Jan 07   "Fame" premieres on NBC TV.   

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

Jan 08   American Telephone and Telegraph agrees to be broken up in settlement of an anti-trust suit filed in 1974.   

Jan 08   AT and T agrees to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies.   

Jan 08   Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since 1969   

Jan 08   Statistics Canada reports Canada's unemployment rate at 987000 or 8.6% of the work force; highest since figures inaugural taken in 1946.   

Jan 09   5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; inaugural since 1855   

Jan 09   Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched), dies at 55.   

Jan 09   Three moderate earthquakes measuring 5.5 to 4.9 on the Richter scale shake New Brunswick and New England   

Jan 10   -17ºF (27.2ºC) in Braemar Grampian (equals UK record).   

Jan 11   Atlanta GA's temperature goes below zeroº F   

Jan 11   In this year, Honduras formally adopts constitution.   

Jan 13   Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame   

Jan 13   Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69   

Jan 13   Seventy-eight people die in Washington, D.C., when an Air Florida 737 crashes into a bridge after takeoff and falls into the Potomac River.   

Jan 15   Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76.   

Jan 18   Burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93.   

Jan 19   Australia-West Indies one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case   

Jan 19   Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Oklahoma, results in the deaths of 6 kids and teacher.   

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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 in the year 1982.   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of kirsten Dunst, actress (Interview with the Vampire)   

Apr 30   Lloyd Banks, American rapper was born on this day in history.   

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   Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater was born in the year 1982.   

May 22   In the year 1982 birth of john Bobek, American actor   

Jan 01   Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Derek Sealy, cricketer (West Indies 1930-39), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1982 hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack   

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

Jan 10   Lazar Weiner, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1982.   

Jan 13   Marcel Camus, French director (Orfeu Negro), dies at 69 on this day in history.