Page 2: Historical Events In 1982

Jan 19   Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy (WW II), dies at 77   

Jan 20   7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor KY   

Jan 20   Honduras constitution comes into force.   

Jan 20   Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brus 1974), dies at 31[or 1/19].   

Jan 20   Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament.   

Jan 22   Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70), dies at 71.   

Jan 23   Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83.   

Jan 23   World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2   

Jan 25   9th American Music Award Kenny Rogers win.   

Jan 25   Mihail A Suslov, Soviet party ideologist, dies at 79   

Jan 26   Mauno Koivisto elected President of Finland   

Jan 27   Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60.   

Jan 27   Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland   

Jan 27   Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras.   

Jan 27   West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup.   

Jan 28   Italian special forces rescue U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier, who had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades.   

Jan 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Jan 30   Félix L V L J Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes), dies at 76   

Jan 30   US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners   

Jan 31   10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman.   

Jan 31   In Ottawa Ontario Pierre Elliott Trudeau urges end to Polish martial law on the 'Let Poland be Poland' TV broadcast; supporting the Polish Solidarity movement.   

Jan 31   US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton.   

Feb 01   Amoco Canada and Chevron Standard Ltd. withdraw from $13.5 billion Alsands oil consortium in Alberta.   

Feb 01   Late Night With David Letterman makes its debut on NBC-TV   

Feb 01   Senegal and Gambia form loose confederation (Senegambia)   

Feb 02   "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC.   

Feb 02   Government troops and Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria   

Feb 02   Stringfellow Barr, US educationalist (100 Great Books), dies at 85   

Feb 03   Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission.   

Feb 03   Greatest helicopter lift, 56888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, USSR.   

Feb 03   Porn star John Holmes ordered to stand trial for murder.   

Feb 04   Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma WA.   

Feb 04   Sue Carol, actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack.   

Feb 04   Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees.   

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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),