What Happened In October 1982 In History

Historical Events for October, 1982

• 1st » Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) named Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
• 1st » Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
• 1st » Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model Sony CDP-101 known as CDP-101).
• 5th » Chicago Tylenol murders: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths.
• 8th » Poland bans Solidarity (Polish trade union) known as Solidarity and all trade unions.
• 8th » Cats (musical) called 'Cats' opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
• 11th » The 'Mary Rose', a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19, 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.
• 14th » U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
• 20th » During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1982

• 1st » Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
• 1st » Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian author and playwright
• 1st » Franklin Lyons, Canadian lawyer
• 1st » Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
• 1st » Reese Rideout, American porn actor and model
• 2nd » Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
• 2nd » Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress and singer
• 2nd » George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Alexisonfire and Black Lungs)
• 2nd » Gary Wilkinson (basketball) named Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player
• 3rd » Clémence Poésy, French actress and fashion model.
• 3rd » Erik von Detten, American actor
• 4th » Tony Gwynn, Jr., American baseball player
• 4th » Jered Weaver, American baseball player
• 5th » Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
• 5th » Brandi Williams, American singer-songwriter and actress (Blaque)
• 5th » Steve Williams (rugby player born 1982) or Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player
• 6th » Michael Arden, American actor and singer
• 6th » Levon Aronian, Armenian chess player
• 6th » William Butler (musician) e.g William Butler, American keyboard player (Arcade Fire)
• 6th » Meiyang Chаng, Indian actor and singer
• 6th » MC Lars, American rapper
• 6th » Fábio Júnior dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 6th » Paul Smith (boxer) known as Paul Smith, English boxer
• 6th » Bronagh Waugh, Irish actress
• 7th » Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer
• 7th » Jermain Defoe, English footballer
• 7th » Robby Ginepri, American tennis player
• 7th » Lockett Pundt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deerhunter)
• 7th » Li Yundi, Chinese pianist
• 9th » Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
• 9th » António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• 10th » Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 10th » Amon Buchanan, Australian footballer
• 10th » Hideki Mutoh, Japanese race car driver
• 11th » Liz Cantor, Australian journalist
• 11th » Cameron Knowles, New Zealand footballer
• 11th » Jeff Larish, American baseball player
• 11th » Terrell Suggs, American football player
• 11th » Kristy Wu, American actress
• 13th » Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
• 13th » Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
• 14th » Ryan Hall (runner) known as Ryan Hall, American runner
• 14th » Matt Roth, American football player
• 15th » Paulini, Fijian-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
• 15th » Charline Labonté, Canadian ice hockey player
• 15th » Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) called Sachiko Yamada, Japanese swimmer
• 16th » Pippa Black, Australian actress
• 16th » Vincy Chan, Hong Kong singer
• 16th » Gareth McGrillen, Australian bass player and producer (Knife Party, Pendulum)
• 16th » Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
• 16th » Cristian Riveros, Paraguayan footballer
• 16th » Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indian actor and producer
• 17th » Nick Riewoldt, Australian footballer
• 18th » Thierry Amiel, French singer-songwriter
• 18th » Michael Dingsdag, Dutch footballer
• 19th » Gillian Jacobs, American actress
• 19th » Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
• 19th » Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
• 19th » Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
• 20th » Kristian Bak Nielsen, Danish footballer
• 20th » Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer
• 20th » Katie Featherston, American actress
• 21st » Matt Dallas, American actor
• 21st » Jim Henderson (baseball) known as Jim Henderson, American baseball player
• 21st » Antony Kay, English footballer
• 21st » Ray Ventrone, American football player
• 21st » Lee Chong Wei, Malaysian badminton player
• 21st » James White (basketball) known as James White, American basketball player
• 21st » Tim Wildsmith, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 22nd » Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball player
• 22nd » Tim Erfen, German footballer
• 22nd » Heath Miller, American football player
• 22nd » Mark Renshaw, Australian cyclist
• 23rd » Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
• 23rd » Kristjan Kangur, Estonian basketball player
• 23rd » Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
• 24th » Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian race car driver
• 24th » Macay McBride, American baseball player
• 25th » Jerome Carter, American football player
• 25th » Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer-songwriter (at17)
• 26th » Nicola Adams, English boxer
• 26th » Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver
• 27th » Patrick Fugit, American actor
• 27th » Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer
• 28th » Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
• 28th » Enver Jääger, Estonian footballer
• 28th » Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 28th » Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
• 28th » Matt Smith (actor) or Matt Smith, English actor
• 29th » Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 29th » Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
• 30th » Andy Greene, American ice hockey player
• 30th » Manny Parra, American baseball player
• 31st » Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
• 31st » Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
• 31st » Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player

Famous Deaths for October 1982

• 4th » The Amazing Criswell, American psychic and actor (b. 1907)
• 4th » Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1932)
• 4th » Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, 165th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1898)
• 8th » Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (b. 1915)
• 8th » Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English runner, academic, and politician, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
• 9th » Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, German historian (b. 1893)
• 10th » Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)
• 18th » Dwain Esper, American director and producer (b. 1892)
• 18th » Pierre Mendès France, French politician, 143rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
• 18th » John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (b. 1917)
• 18th » Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 40th List of First Ladies of the United States e.g First Lady of the United States (b. 1885)
• 24th » Yoel Zussman, Israeli judges (b. 1910)
• 30th » Iryna Vilde (Polotniuk) or Iryna Vilde, Ukrainian writer (b. 1907)

• « Year 1981
• Year 1983 »