Page 11: Historical Events In 1982

Jul 04   4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB   

Jul 04   Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship   

Jul 04   Sylvestre A Guzman Fernandez, pres Dominican Rep, commits suicide.   

Jul 05   An Oklahoma City bank goes into receivership. Its receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., begins paying off $271 million in insured deposits as examiners uncover a morass of bad loans to wildcat drillers and others made by Penn Square, based in a shopping center   

Jul 05   Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas.   

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

Jul 07   Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, soccer star/writer, dies at 76.   

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

Jul 07   Fred Stuthman actor (Henry Adler-Hello Larry), dies at 63   

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

Jul 08   Isa Miranda, model/actress (Summertime), dies of infected bone at 77.   

Jul 08   Porn star John Homes convicted of receiving stolen property.   

Jul 09   In this year, Margaret Thatcher starts her 2nd term as British prime minster.   

Jul 09   Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner, La, killing 153.   

Jul 10   Gustav MR von Koenigswald, German/Dutch paleontologist, dies at 79.   

Jul 10   In Vancouver, BC, three $2 ticket bettors win $579129 apiece at the races in Exhibition Park. (they call it the sport of kings?).   

Jul 10   Miguel Vasquez makes inaugural public quadruple somersault on trapeze.   

Jul 11   Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid.   

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

Jul 12   Kenneth More actor, dies of Parkinson disease at 67   

Jul 12   Kenneth More, Brit actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67.   

Jul 13   Edith Heerdegen, dies at 69   

Jul 13   John Alexander actor, dies at 85   

Jul 14   George Amadee Tremblay, composer, dies at 71.   

Jul 15   Body of Wendy Caulfield, inaugural Green River victim, are discovered near Seattle.   

Jul 15   Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas.   

Jul 15   Donald Beard, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1952-56), dies   

Jul 15   Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0.   

Jul 15   Wendy Caulfield inaugural Green River victim, are discovered near Seattle   

Jul 16   Leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies   

Jul 16   NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth.   

Jul 16   Patrick Dewaere actor, dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound.   

Jul 19   David S Dodge is recorded as becoming the inaugural American hostage in Lebanon.   

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

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Apr 02   Bianca chatfield: Australian netballer   

Apr 28   Nikki grahame: Big brother 7 star   

Apr 30   Kirsten dunst: Actress (interview with the vampire)   

Apr 30   Lloyd banks: American rapper   

Apr 30   Cleo higgins: British singer and actress   

Apr 30   Andrew seeley: Canadian actor and singer   

May 22   Apolo anton ohno: American short track speed skater   

May 22   John bobek: American actor   

Jan 01   Paul belmondo: French sculptor (bathing woman, orleans),   

Jan 03   Derek sealy: Cricketer (west in   

Jan 05   Hans conried: Actor (bullwinkle show, make room for daddy),   

Jan 07   Bert oosterhuis: Dutch motor racer (paris-dakar),   

Jan 08   Gregoire aslan: Actor (concrete jungle),   

Jan 09   Paul lynde: Actor (bye bye birdie, bewitched),   

Jan 10   Lazar weiner: Composer,    

Jan 13   Marcel camus: French director (orfeu negro),