Page 9: Historical Events In 1982
Thursday, 01 May 2025
May 12 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich) in the year 1982.
May 13 Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy on this day in history.
May 13 Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
May 13 On this day in history soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space
May 13 Terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA on this day in history.
May 14 On this day in history baron Mariel-Henri Jaspar, Belgian minister/ambassador, dies
May 14 In the year 1982 braniff International Airways files for bankruptcy after 52 years in business, a victim of over-expansion and a weak economy. It is the first 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 on this day in history.
May 14 On this day in history guinea adopts constitution
May 16 Columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4 in the year 1982.
May 16 Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic in the year 1982.
May 18 In the year 1982 unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion
May 19 On this day in history iFK Göteborg wins 11th UEFA Cup at Göteborg
May 19 Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion on this day in history.
May 21 British troops lands on Falkland Islands on this day in history.
May 23 BBC warns Britain will bomb Argentina in the year 1982.
May 23 On this day in history colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles
May 25 On this day in history ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
May 25 Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar on this day in history.
May 25 Larry J Blake, actor (Earth vs the Flying Saucers), dies at 68 in the year 1982.
May 25 On this day in history sTS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad
May 26 On this day in history aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam
May 26 British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war in the year 1982.
May 28 Leonard Maltin's first appearance on Entertainment Tonight on this day in history.
May 28 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Great Britain on this day in history.
May 29 "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses hits #62 in the year 1982.
May 29 Romy Schneider, actress (Cardinal), dies of cardiac arrest at 43 on this day in history.
May 29 On this day in history the first papal visit to Britain since 1531
May 30 In the year 1982 spain becomes 16th member of NATO
May 31 Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 in the year 1982.
Jun 01 In the year 1982 hendrik Algra, Newspaper publisher/Dutch MP (ARP), dies
Jun 04 In the year 1982 israel attacks targets in south Lebanon
Jun 05 In the year 1982 waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle
Jun 06 On this day in history israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla
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