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HomePage 8: Historical Events In 1982
Wednesday, 08 July 2026
May 06 Sam Baker, dies 
May 07 Alfred Adam, dies at 72
May 08 Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident
May 10 Jean C M Picart le Doux, French designer, dies.
May 11 Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer
May 12 Humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66
May 12 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II.
May 12 In this year, FC Barcelona claims 22nd Europe Cup II
May 12 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich)
May 13 Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy.
May 13 Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64.
May 13 Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi and Lebedev for 211 days in space
May 13 Terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA.
May 14 Baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies.
May 14 Braniff International Airways files for bankruptcy after 52 years in business, a victim of over-expansion and a weak economy. It is the inaugural major U.S. airline to fold.
May 14 British troops return in force to the Falklands, fierce fighting brings heavy casualties to both sides in the next few weeks
May 14 In this year, Guinea formally adopts constitution
May 16 Columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4.
May 16 In this year, Salvador Jorge Blanco claims presidential election in Dominican Republic.
May 18 Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion.
May 19 Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion
May 21 British troops lands on Falkland Islands.
May 23 BBC warns Britain will bomb Argentina
May 23 Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles.
May 25 Ferguson Jenkins is recorded as becoming the 7th pitcher to strike out 3000 batters.
May 25 Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar
May 25 Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68.
May 25 STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad.
May 26 British ship Atlantic Conveyor and Coventry were hit in Falkland war
May 26 In this year, Aston Villa claims 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam.
May 28 Leonard Maltin's inaugural appearance on Entertainment Tonight.
May 28 Pope John Paul II is recorded as becoming the inaugural pope to visit Great Britain
May 29 "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses hits #62.
May 29 Romy Schneider, actress (Cardinal), dies of cardiac arrest at 43
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