Page 16: Historical Events In 1982

Nov 10   Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev dies at age 75.   

Nov 10   The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opens to visitors in Wahsington, D.C   

Nov 11   Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland   

Nov 12   Yuri Andropov is recorded as becoming soviet leader, succeeding Mr Brezhnev.   

Nov 12   Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader, but not for long   

Nov 13   Babette Deutsch, US poet (Honey out of the Rock), dies at 87   

Nov 13   Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini.   

Nov 13   Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington DC.   

Nov 14   Joachim Stutschewsky, composer, dies at 91.   

Nov 15   Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev   

Nov 16   5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB.   

Nov 16   Agreement reached ending 57 day football strike.   

Nov 16   Arthur Askey, British comedian, dies at 82   

Nov 16   The space shuttle Columbia returns to earth after its inaugural ever commercial mission, deploying two satellites   

Nov 17   Bill Baldwin, announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 69.   

Nov 18   Donald Dillaway, actor (Min and Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78.   

Nov 19   Erving Goffman, US, sociologist (Asylums), dies at 60   

Nov 21   Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75   

Nov 22   Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80.   

Nov 22   Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas   

Nov 23   "Reverend" Grady Nutt, actor (Hee Haw), dies at 47.   

Nov 23   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6   

Nov 25   Robert Coote, actor (MacBeth), dies in NYC of a heart attack at 73.   

Nov 26   Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73.   

Nov 26   Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch   

Nov 26   Yasuhiro Nakasone elected PM of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki.   

Nov 27   Philipp Kutev, composer, dies at 79.   

Nov 30   STS-6 vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Nov 30   The Dow Jones industrial average jumped a mighty 36.43 points. It was the fourth largest gain in the stock market’s 87-year history   

Nov 30   US sub Thomas Edison collides with US Navy destroyer in So China Sea   

Dec 01   Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday   

Dec 01   Miguel de la Madrid inaugurated as President of Mexico   

Dec 02   A 61 year old American dentist, Dr Barney Clark, is the inaugural human to receive an artificial heart   

Dec 02   David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41   

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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),