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1982 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2027. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1982 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1982

• January 8, 1982 – Breakup of the Bell System: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.
• January 25, 1982 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Dog in Chinese astrology.
• June 21, 1982 – John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
• July 9, 1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
• July 20, 1982 – Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent’s Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses.
• October 1, 1982 – Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
• October 8, 1982 – Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
• October 28, 1982 – The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party wins elections, leading to the first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Felipe González becomes Prime Minister-elect.
• November 17, 1982 – Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
• December 6, 1982 – The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombed a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. It killed eleven soldiers and six civilians.

Who Were Born On 1982?

• February 1, 1982 – Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
• March 7, 1982 – Kate Michael, American model, Miss District of Columbia 2006
• March 31, 1982 – Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
• May 22, 1982 – Apolo Ohno, American speed skater
• May 24, 1982 – DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player
• July 6, 1982 – Bree Robertson, Australian gymnast and actress
• July 29, 1982 – Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer
• August 20, 1982 – Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
• September 28, 1982 – Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer
• October 26, 1982 – Nicola Adams, English boxer