Page 6: Historical Events In 1982

Mar 26   Ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial.   

Mar 26   Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory" in the UK   

Mar 26   Soap opera "Capitol" premieres   

Mar 27   "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St NYC after 1577 performances   

Mar 27   Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match vs Sri Lanka at Lahore   

Mar 28   JN Duartes christian-democrats win elections in El Salvador   

Mar 28   Near Coast of Peru a 6.1 earthquake killed 3 people and extensive damage (VI) at Lunahuana.   

Mar 29   2nd Golden Raspberry Awards Mommie Dearest claims   

Mar 29   2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest claims.   

Mar 29   54th Academy Awards "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win.   

Mar 29   54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win.   

Mar 29   Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86.   

Mar 30   John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God", premieres in New York NY.   

Mar 30   The third space shuttle mission-Columbia 3 lands at White Sands NM   

Mar 31   Arkas tanker at Montz LA, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil   

Mar 31   Canada's inaugural fibre optics cable manufacturing plant opens in Saskatoon.   

Mar 31   Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85   

Mar 31   Rock group Doobie Brothers split up.   

Apr 01   US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama.   

Apr 02   Argentina seizes Malvinas (Falklands) Islands the start of the war with England   

Apr 02   Argentinian forces invade the British run Falkland Islands   

Apr 03   Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1000th NHL point   

Apr 03   Herman W Filarski, Dutch bridge journalist, dies at 69.   

Apr 03   UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands.   

Apr 04   11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little.   

Apr 05   A British Naval Task Force leaves for the Falkland Islands, which have been invaded by Argentina   

Apr 05   Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71.   

Apr 05   Lord Carrington, British foreign secretary steps down due to Falkland Islands war.   

Apr 05   St Louis Cardinals' Jim Kaat pitches in record 24th consecutive season   

Apr 06   Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands   

Apr 07   Brenda Benet actress, commits suicide by gun at 36.   

Apr 07   Brenda Benet, actress (Track of Thunder), commits suicide by gun at 36   

Apr 08   US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama.   

Apr 09   Robert H G Havemann, German chemist/dissident, dies   

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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),