Page 4: Historical Events In 1982

Feb 26   Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45   

Feb 26   Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9.   

Feb 27   Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw.   

Feb 27   Earl Anthony is recorded as becoming inaugural pro bowler to win more than $1 million.   

Feb 27   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 27   Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39.   

Feb 27   Wayne B. Williams is convicted of murdering two of 28 Atlanta area youngsters whose bodies were are discovered over a 22-month period   

Feb 28   AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day   

Feb 28   FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street.   

Mar 01   5th Emmy Sports Awards presentation   

Mar 01   Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus, sends back data.   

Mar 02   Philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53   

Mar 02   Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru.   

Mar 03   Georges Perec, French writer, dies at 45.   

Mar 03   Senate begins debate on expulsion of Senator Harrison Williams (D-NJ).   

Mar 03   Statistics Canada confirms that Canada entered a recession in 1982. Gee all they had to do was ask me I could have told them.   

Mar 04   NASA launches Intelsat V.   

Mar 05   Comedian/actor John Belushi is are discovered dead at age 33 of a drug overdose in Hollywood   

Mar 05   John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33   

Mar 05   Parliament passes Canada Oil and Gas Act; Petro Canada (the peoples oil and gas company) gets automatic 25% of all new offshore finds; to speed offshore oil and gas development.   

Mar 05   Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data   

Mar 06   Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in NY at 77   

Mar 06   Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB).   

Mar 07   Charles Borromeo Mills, composer, dies at 68   

Mar 07   In this year, Beth Daniel claims LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic.   

Mar 07   In this year, IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1   

Mar 07   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Mar 09   Alan Badel, actor (Shogun), dies of a heart attack at 58.   

Mar 10   President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya   

Mar 10   Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)   

Mar 10   Sygyzy all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun   

Mar 10   Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun   

Mar 11   Edmund Cooper, British sci-fi writer (Tomorrow Came), dies at 55   

Mar 11   Failed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in Suriname.   

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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),