Page 15: Historical Events In 1982

Oct 11   English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England.   

Oct 12   38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record).   

Oct 12   Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73.   

Oct 13   IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe   

Oct 14   6000 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

Oct 15   Elsie Randolph, actress (That'll Make You Whistle), dies   

Oct 16   Jacov Gotovac, composer, dies at 86   

Oct 16   Mt Palomar Observatory inaugural to detect Halley's comet on 13th return   

Oct 17   Peterus van Doorne, Dutch industrialist, dies at 47   

Oct 17   The outlawing of the 'Solidarity' labour movement leads to widespread strikes and demonstrations in Poland.   

Oct 18   Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97.   

Oct 19   Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges, are discovered not guilty   

Oct 19   Jock Ewing, dies in an aircrash on TV show "Dallas".   

Oct 21   Gerry Adams elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the inaugural Sinn Fein member to do so   

Oct 23   Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist, dies at 52   

Oct 24   James Philbrook, actor (Islanders, Investigators), dies at 58   

Oct 26   Giovanni Benelli, archbishop of Florence/Pope candidate, dies   

Oct 27   China announces its population at 1 billion people plus   

Oct 27   IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics   

Oct 28   NASA launches RCA-E   

Oct 29   Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted   

Oct 29   Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "The Girl is Mine".   

Oct 31   Pope John Paul II is recorded as becoming inaugural pontiff to visit Spain   

Nov 01   James Broderick, actor (Doug-Family), dies of cancer at 55   

Nov 02   Lester Roloff, Man of God, preacher.   

Nov 03   Edward H Carr, British historian, dies at 90.   

Nov 04   Dominique Dunne, actress (Poltergeist), murdered by boyfriend at 23.   

Nov 05   Gerda Brautigam, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies.   

Nov 05   In this year, George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album   

Nov 05   Jacques Tati actor/director, dies of pulmonary embolism   

Nov 07   Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner)   

Nov 10   Elio Petri, Italian director (Workers Class), dies at 53   

Nov 10   Leonid Brezhnev Russian leader of the Communist Party died   

Nov 10   Leonid I Brezhnev Soviet inaugural sect, dies of a heart attack at 75   

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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),