Page 14: Historical Events In 1982

Sep 01   Clifford M Curzon, England, pianist, dies at 75.   

Sep 01   Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 MPH.   

Sep 01   Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon   

Sep 02   Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78.   

Sep 03   Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered.   

Sep 05   Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph.   

Sep 05   Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker, dies at 73   

Sep 06   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"   

Sep 06   Polish dissidents seize the Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland   

Sep 08   The Boeing 767 makes its commercial debut on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Denver   

Sep 09   Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5   

Sep 09   Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight   

Sep 09   Former movie star Princess Grace of Monaco dies from injuries suffered from an earlier car accident.   

Sep 09   Frederic Dannay, [Ellery Queen], US, detective writer, dies at 76.   

Sep 10   In this year, Decca releases Beatle audition "The Complete Silver Beatles" album.   

Sep 10   Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies   

Sep 10   Pete Rose breaks Hank Aarons's National League record by playing in his 3077th baseball game.   

Sep 11   Albert Soboult, French historian, dies at 68.   

Sep 12   Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/director (Paul Vlaanderen), dies at 89.   

Sep 13   50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain.   

Sep 13   Grace, Princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash   

Sep 13   Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game.   

Sep 13   Philip Ober actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 80   

Sep 14   Bashir Gemayel, falangist Lebanon's president-elect, killed by a bomb   

Sep 14   Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of the English Channel.   

Sep 14   Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5' 5.7".   

Sep 15   inaugural issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc   

Sep 15   Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut.   

Sep 15   Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran.   

Sep 16   Israeli forces move into West Beirut too late to prevent a massacre of Palestinians by Christian Falangists   

Sep 16   Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mr Beasley-Burns and Allen Show), dies at 86   

Sep 18   Christian militia begin massacre of 600 Palestinians in Lebanon.   

Sep 19   Fred Badcock, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ 1930-33, 16 wkts), dies   

Sep 19   Streetcars stop running on Market St after 122 years of service.   

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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),