Page 17: Historical Events In 1982

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.   

Dec 02   inaugural permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart   

Dec 06   11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland.   

Dec 06   Sen Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce   

Dec 07   Charlie Brooks Jr, convicted murderer became 1st US prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas   

Dec 08   Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered   

Dec 09   Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

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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),