Page 12: Historical Events In 1982
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
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. 


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


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


Jul 23 Vic Morrow, actor (Cimmaron), killed during "Twilight Zone" at 53 


Jul 24 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2763 Jeans. 


Jul 25 Beene Dubbelboer, writer (Turfgasgenerator), dies at 76. 


Jul 26 Betty Walker, actress (Steve Lawrence Show), dies at 54. 


Jul 26 Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket. 


Jul 27 Dan Seymour actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67. 


Jul 27 Dan Seymour, actor (We the People, Sing it Again), dies at 67 


Jul 27 Indian PM Indira Gandhi inaugural visit to US in almost 11 years. 


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