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{{Events by month|1982}}
{{Events by month|1982}}
{{About year|1982}}
{{About year|1982}}
[[File:1982 Events Collage.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Clockwise from top-left: the [[Syrian Arab Army]] and the [[Defense Companies]] [[1982 Hama massacre|besiege]] the city of [[Hama]], killing 350–400 civilians; the [[compact disc]] (CD) is introduced; during the filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'', a [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopter [[Twilight Zone accident|crashes]] at [[Indian Dunes]], killing actor [[Vic Morrow]] and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen; [[Steven Spielberg]] releases ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' which becomes the highest-grossing film of the decade; the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] is held in [[Spain]] and is won by [[Italy]]; [[Michael Jackson]] releases his sixth studio album, ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'', which becomes the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling album of all time]];  Israel [[1982 Lebanon War|invades]] Lebanon again; [[Argentina]] invades [[Falkland Islands]], which starts the [[Falklands War]].]]
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*[[Hama]] is [[1982 Hama massacre|besieged]], killing 10,000
*Several keychains with the logo of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]], held in [[Spain]] and won by [[Italy national football team|Italy]].
*The [[Compact Disc|CD]] was launched.
*During the filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' [[Twilight Zone accident|a helicopter crashed]], killing actor [[Vic Morrow]] and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen, and injuring six other passengers.
*Soldiers during the [[1982 Lebanon war]] in [[Lebanon]].
*[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]] is released, solidifying [[Steven Spielberg]]'s status, becoming a blockbuster phenomenon, and influencing family-oriented cinema.
*''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'', a musical album from [[Michael Jackson]] is released, and later goes on to become the best selling album of all time.
*The [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic| Argentina military]] during the [[Falklands War]].
*[[Air Florida Flight 90]] crashes into the [[14th Street bridges|14th Street Bridge]] and the [[Potomac River]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], leaving almost 80 dead (74 on plane, 5 on ground).
*The [[Boeing 757]] begins production and, for the first time, is flown in the [[Farnborough Airshow]].
*[[Pan Am Flight 759]] crashes on several houses shortly after take-off, caused by a [[microburst]], killing 153 (all 145 on board, 8 on ground)
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===January===
===January===
* [[January 1]] – In [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]], clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, [[UTC+8]] (GMT+8.00).
* [[January 1]] – In [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]], clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, [[UTC+8]] (GMT+8.00).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-09 |title=The Forgotten History Of Malaysia's 6 Timezone Changes {{!}} TRP |url=https://www.therakyatpost.com/living/2021/04/09/the-forgotten-history-of-malaysias-6-timezone-changes/ |access-date=2025-09-07 |website=www.therakyatpost.com/ |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[January 13]] – [[Air Florida Flight 90]] crashes shortly after takeoff into the [[14th Street bridges|14th Street Bridge]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States, then falls into the [[Potomac River]], killing 78 people.<ref>[[Robert Trivers|Trivers, R. L.]] & [[Huey P. Newton|Newton, H. P.]] "The crash of flight 90: doomed by self-deception?" ''[[Science Digest]]'' (November 1982): pp.&nbsp;66–67, 111.</ref>
* [[January 13]] – [[Air Florida Flight 90]] crashes shortly after takeoff into the [[14th Street bridges|14th Street Bridge]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States, then falls into the [[Potomac River]], killing 78 people.<ref>[[Robert Trivers|Trivers, R. L.]] & [[Huey P. Newton|Newton, H. P.]] "The crash of flight 90: doomed by self-deception?" ''[[Science Digest]]'' (November 1982): pp.&nbsp;66–67, 111.</ref>
* [[January 14–17, 2022 North American winter storm|January 14]] – An [[Ethiopian Air Force]] [[Antonov An-26]] with an unknown registration crashed near [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia, killing all 73 occupants on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Antonov An-26 , Thursday 14 January 1982 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/327948 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* [[January 14]] – An [[Ethiopian Air Force]] [[Antonov An-26]] with an unknown registration crashed near [[Addis Ababa]], Ethiopia, killing all 73 occupants on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Antonov An-26 , Thursday 14 January 1982 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/327948 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* [[January 18]] – [[1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash]]: Four [[Northrop T-38]] aircraft of the [[United States Air Force]] crash at [[Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field]], Nevada, killing all 4 pilots.
* [[January 18]] – [[1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash]]: Four [[Northrop T-38]] aircraft of the [[United States Air Force]] crash at [[Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field]], Nevada, killing all 4 pilots.
* [[January 26]] – [[Mauno Koivisto]] is elected [[President of Finland]].
* [[January 26]] – [[Mauno Koivisto]] is elected [[President of Finland]].
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* [[February 2]] – The [[1982 Hama massacre|Hama massacre]] begins in [[Syria]].
* [[February 2]] – The [[1982 Hama massacre|Hama massacre]] begins in [[Syria]].
* [[February 3]] – [[Syria]]n president [[Hafez al-Assad]] orders the army to purge the city of [[Harran]] of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].
* [[February 3]] – [[Syria]]n president [[Hafez al-Assad]] orders the army to purge the city of [[Harran]] of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].
* [[February 5]] – London-based [[Laker Airways]] collapses, leaving 6,000 stranded passengers and debts of $270&nbsp;million.
* [[February 5]] – London-based [[Laker Airways]] collapses, leaving 6,000 stranded passengers and debts of £270&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1982-02-05 |title=1982: Laker Airways goes bust |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/february/5/newsid_2535000/2535297.stm |access-date=2025-09-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[February 7]] – [[Iraq]]i club [[Al-Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] win the [[1982 Arab Club Champions Cup]] with a 4–2 aggregate win over [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]] in the final.
* [[February 7]] – [[Iraq]]i club [[Al-Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] win the [[1982 Arab Club Champions Cup]] with a 4–2 aggregate win over [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Nejmeh]] in the final.
* [[February 9]] – [[Japan Airlines Flight 350]] crashes in [[Tokyo Bay]] due to [[thrust reversal]] on approach to [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]], killing 24 among the 174 people on board.
* [[February 9]] – [[Japan Airlines Flight 350]] crashes in [[Tokyo Bay]] due to [[thrust reversal]] on approach to [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo International Airport]], killing 24 among the 174 people on board.
* [[February 15]] – The [[oil platform]] ''[[Ocean Ranger]]'' sinks during a storm off the coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], killing all 84 rig workers aboard.
* [[February 15]] – The [[oil platform]] ''[[Ocean Ranger]]'' sinks during a storm off the coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], killing all 84 rig workers aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Loss of the Ocean Ranger, 15 February 1982 |url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/economy/ocean-ranger.php |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=www.heritage.nf.ca}}</ref>
* [[February 18]] – The [[February 1982 Irish general election|Ireland general election]] gives a boost to [[Fianna Fáil]].
* [[February 18]] – The [[February 1982 Irish general election|Ireland general election]] gives a boost to [[Fianna Fáil]].
* [[February 19]] - The [[Boeing 757]] is flown for the first time.
* [[February 24]] – In South Africa, 22 [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] MPs, led by [[Andries Treurnicht]], vote for no confidence in [[P. W. Botha]].
* [[February 24]] – In South Africa, 22 [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] MPs, led by [[Andries Treurnicht]], vote for no confidence in [[P. W. Botha]].
* [[February 25]] – The [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that teachers who cane, belt or tawse children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention.<ref>{{cite book|title=Human Rights Law Journal: HRLJ.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AkYvAQAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=N.P. Engel|page=221}}</ref>
* [[February 25]] – The [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules that teachers who cane, belt or tawse children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention.<ref>{{cite book|title=Human Rights Law Journal: HRLJ.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AkYvAQAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=N.P. Engel|page=221}}</ref>
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** [[Syzygy (astronomy)|Syzygy]]: All 9 planets recognized at this time align on the same side of the Sun.<ref>''[[The Jupiter Effect]]''.</ref>
** [[Syzygy (astronomy)|Syzygy]]: All 9 planets recognized at this time align on the same side of the Sun.<ref>''[[The Jupiter Effect]]''.</ref>
* [[March 16]] – [[Claus von Bülow]] is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Thomas T.|last=Noguchi|title=Coroner at Large|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiNwUPuUvFAC|year=1985|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-671-54462-1|page=23}}</ref>
* [[March 16]] – [[Claus von Bülow]] is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by a court in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Thomas T.|last=Noguchi|title=Coroner at Large|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiNwUPuUvFAC|year=1985|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-671-54462-1|page=23}}</ref>
* [[March 18]] – A legal case brought by [[Mary Whitehouse]] against the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] of Britain concerning alleged obscenity in the play ''[[The Romans in Britain]]'' ends after the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] intervenes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/18/newsid_2524000/2524269.stm|title=1982: Judge halts 'obscenity' trial|access-date=2007-11-30|work=BBC News|date=1982-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1696539,00.html|title=Look back in anger|access-date=2007-11-30|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|first=Howard|last=Brenton|author-link=Howard Brenton|date=2006-01-28}}</ref>
* [[March 18]] – A legal case brought by [[Mary Whitehouse]] against the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] of Britain concerning alleged obscenity in the play ''[[The Romans in Britain]]'' ends after the [[Attorney General for England and Wales|Attorney General]] intervenes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/18/newsid_2524000/2524269.stm|title=1982: Judge halts 'obscenity' trial|access-date=2007-11-30|work=BBC News|date=1982-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2006/jan/28/theatre.stage|title=Look back in anger|access-date=2007-11-30|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|first=Howard|last=Brenton|author-link=Howard Brenton|date=2006-01-28}}</ref>
* [[March 19]] – [[Argentina|Argentine]] scrap metal workers (infiltrated by marines) raise the [[flag of Argentina]] on [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]] and the [[Falkland Islands]], two British overseas territories.
* [[March 19]] – [[Argentina|Argentine]] scrap metal workers (infiltrated by marines) raise the [[flag of Argentina]] on [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]] and the [[Falkland Islands]], two British overseas territories.
* [[March 24]] – [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] seizes power in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countrystudies.us/bangladesh/90.htm |author=U.S. Library of Congress |author-link=Library of Congress |title=Bangladesh - THE ERSHAD PERIOD |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[March 24]] – [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] seizes power in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countrystudies.us/bangladesh/90.htm |author=U.S. Library of Congress |author-link=Library of Congress |title=Bangladesh - THE ERSHAD PERIOD |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
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* [[April 26]]
* [[April 26]]
** [[Falklands War]]: British troops retake [[South Georgia Island]] during [[Operation Paraquet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J.B.A Bailey|title=Field Artillery And Fire Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDGPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT149|date=2 September 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-47811-2|pages=149}}</ref>
** [[Falklands War]]: British troops retake [[South Georgia Island]] during [[Operation Paraquet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J.B.A Bailey|title=Field Artillery And Fire Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDGPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT149|date=2 September 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-47811-2|pages=149}}</ref>
** From 26 to 27 April, [[Woo Bum-kon incident|policeman Woo Bum-kon goes on a killing spree]] in Uiryeong County, South Korea. By the early morning of April 27, after killing at least 56 people with several firearms and grenades, he kills himself via grenade. It becomes the deadliest [[Spree killer|spree shooting]] in recorded history up until the [[2011 Norway attacks|2011 Norway attacks.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qi0RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7077,5239639 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=news.google.com}}</ref>
** From 26 to 27 April, [[Woo Bum-kon incident|policeman Woo Bum-kon goes on a killing spree]] in Uiryeong County, South Korea. By the early morning of April 27, after killing at least 56 people with several firearms and grenades, he kills himself via grenade. It becomes the deadliest [[Spree killer|spree shooting]] in recorded history up until the [[2011 Norway attacks]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Qi0RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7077,5239639 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=news.google.com}}</ref>
* [[April 30]] – The [[Bijon Setu massacre]] takes place in broad daylight at a railway crossing in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTHFwKU6IwoC|year=1985|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=14}}</ref>
* [[April 30]] – The [[Bijon Setu massacre]] takes place in broad daylight at a railway crossing in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTHFwKU6IwoC|year=1985|publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press|page=14}}</ref>


===May===
===May===
{{Main article|May 1982}}
{{Main article|May 1982}}
* [[May 1]] – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the [[1982 World's Fair]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], which is kicked off with an address by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. Over 11&nbsp;million people attend during its 6-month run.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206170055/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/ |archive-date=6 February 2010 |author=East Tennessee Historical Society |author-link=East Tennessee Historical Society |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |year=2002 |publisher=[[The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co.]] |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205015518/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/history.html |archive-date=5 December 2009 |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |department=History |year=2002 |publisher=The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/knoxville-worlds-fair-of-1982/ |last=Wheeler |first=W Bruce |title=Knoxville World's Fair of 1982 |encyclopedia=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |date=1 March 2018 |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]] |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 1]] – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the [[1982 World's Fair]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], which is kicked off with an address by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. Over 11&nbsp;million people attend during its six-month run.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206170055/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/ |archive-date=6 February 2010 |author=East Tennessee Historical Society |author-link=East Tennessee Historical Society |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |year=2002 |publisher=[[The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co.]] |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205015518/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/history.html |archive-date=5 December 2009 |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |department=History |year=2002 |publisher=The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/knoxville-worlds-fair-of-1982/ |last=Wheeler |first=W Bruce |title=Knoxville World's Fair of 1982 |encyclopedia=[[Tennessee Encyclopedia]] |date=1 March 2018 |publisher=[[Tennessee Historical Society]] |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[May 2]]
* [[May 2]]
** [[Falklands War]]: The British nuclear submarine {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}} sinks the Argentine cruiser ''[[ARA General Belgrano|General Belgrano]]'', killing 323 sailors.<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/timeline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101212405/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/timeline.html |archive-date=1 January 2010 |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |department=Timeline |year=2002 |publisher=The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Golowanow">{{cite web |url=https://www.konflikty.pl/historia/czasy-najnowsze/pocisk-ktory-nie-wybuchl-zatopienie-hms-sheffield/ |last=Golowanow |first=Łukasz |title=Pocisk, który nie wybuchł – czyli zatopienie HMS Sheffield |trans-title=The missile that did not explode – the sinking of HMS Sheffield |date=4 May 2012 |website=Konflikty.pl |language=pl |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> [[Operation Algeciras]], an attempt to destroy a [[Royal Navy]] warship in [[Gibraltar]], fails.
** [[Falklands War]]: The British nuclear submarine {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}} sinks the Argentine cruiser ''[[ARA General Belgrano|General Belgrano]]'', killing 323 sailors.<ref name="Timeline">{{cite web |url=http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/timeline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101212405/http://web.knoxnews.com/advertising/worldsfair/timeline.html |archive-date=1 January 2010 |title=20th Anniversary of the 1982 World's Fair |department=Timeline |year=2002 |publisher=The Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Golowanow">{{cite web |url=https://www.konflikty.pl/historia/czasy-najnowsze/pocisk-ktory-nie-wybuchl-zatopienie-hms-sheffield/ |last=Golowanow |first=Łukasz |title=Pocisk, który nie wybuchł – czyli zatopienie HMS Sheffield |trans-title=The missile that did not explode – the sinking of HMS Sheffield |date=4 May 2012 |website=Konflikty.pl |language=pl |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> [[Operation Algeciras]], an attempt to destroy a [[Royal Navy]] warship in [[Gibraltar]], fails.
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** [[VASP Flight 168]], a [[Boeing 727]] passenger jet, crashes into a forest hillside in [[Fortaleza]] in Brazil, killing 137.
** [[VASP Flight 168]], a [[Boeing 727]] passenger jet, crashes into a forest hillside in [[Fortaleza]] in Brazil, killing 137.
**The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] defeat the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in six games to win the [[1982 NBA Finals]].
**The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] defeat the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in six games to win the [[1982 NBA Finals]].
* [[June 11]] – ''[[E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial]]'' is released in the United States; this will become the biggest box-office hit for the next 11 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/greatfilmssummary.html|title=Top Films of All-Time|work=filmsite.org|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>  
* [[June 11]] – ''[[E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial]]'' is released in the United States; directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], this will become the biggest box-office hit for the next 11 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/greatfilmssummary.html|title=Top Films of All-Time|work=filmsite.org|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>  
* [[June 12]] – The Nuclear Disarmament Rally, an event against [[nuclear weapon]] proliferation, draws 750,000 to New York City's [[Central Park]]. Performers included [[Jackson Browne]], [[James Taylor]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montgomery |first1=Paul L. |title=THRONGS FILL MANHATTAN TO PROTEST NUCLEAR WEAPONS |work=The New York Times |date=June 13, 1982 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/13/world/throngs-fill-manhattan-to-protest-nuclear-weapons.html |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> An international convocation at the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] features prominent peace activists from around the world and afterward participants march on Fifth Avenue to Central Park for the rally.
* [[June 12]] – The Nuclear Disarmament Rally, an event against [[nuclear weapon]] proliferation, draws 750,000 to New York City's [[Central Park]]. Performers included [[Jackson Browne]], [[James Taylor]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montgomery |first1=Paul L. |title=Throngs Fill Manhattan To Protest Nuclear Weapons |work=The New York Times |date=June 13, 1982 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/13/world/throngs-fill-manhattan-to-protest-nuclear-weapons.html |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> An international convocation at the [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] features prominent peace activists from around the world and afterward participants march on Fifth Avenue to Central Park for the rally.
* [[June 13]]
* [[June 13]]
** The [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] begins in Spain.
** The [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] begins in Spain.
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===September===
===September===
* [[September 14]]  
* [[September 14]]  
** [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] President-elect [[Bachir Gemayel]] is assassinated in [[Beirut]].
** [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] President-elect [[Bachir Gemayel]] is [[Assassination of Bachir Gemayel|assassinated]] in [[Beirut]].
** [[Grace Kelly|Princess Grace of Monaco]] dies after having suffered a car crash a few days previously.
** [[Grace Kelly|Princess Grace of Monaco]] dies after having suffered a car crash a few days previously.
* [[September 18]]
* [[September 18]]
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* [[September 25]] – In Israel, 400,000 marchers demand the resignation of Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]].
* [[September 25]] – In Israel, 400,000 marchers demand the resignation of Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]].
* [[September 26]] – [[Thermal]]s take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to {{convert|2800|m|ft}} during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main [[parachute]] to fall to a lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of Meteorology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXMdAQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Artetech International|page=284}}</ref>
* [[September 26]] – [[Thermal]]s take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to {{convert|2800|m|ft}} during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main [[parachute]] to fall to a lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of Meteorology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXMdAQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Artetech International|page=284}}</ref>
* [[September 29]] – [[Chicago Tylenol murders]]: an unknown killer laces [[Tylenol (brand)|Tylenol]] capsules with [[potassium cyanide]] that kills seven in Chicago, Illinois.
* [[September 29]] – [[Chicago Tylenol murders]]: an unknown killer laces [[Tylenol]] capsules with [[potassium cyanide]] that kills seven in Chicago, Illinois.


=== October ===
=== October ===
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* [[October 20]] – [[Luzhniki disaster]]: During the [[UEFA Cup]] match between [[FC Spartak Moscow]] and [[HFC Haarlem]], 66 people are crushed to death.
* [[October 20]] – [[Luzhniki disaster]]: During the [[UEFA Cup]] match between [[FC Spartak Moscow]] and [[HFC Haarlem]], 66 people are crushed to death.
* [[October 27]] – In Canada, [[Dominion Day]] is officially renamed [[Canada Day]].
* [[October 27]] – In Canada, [[Dominion Day]] is officially renamed [[Canada Day]].
* [[October 28]] – The [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]] wins the [[1982 Spanish general election|election]] in Spain; [[Felipe González]] is elected Prime Minister.
* [[October 28]] – The [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]] wins the [[1982 Spanish general election|election]] in Spain; [[Felipe González]] is elected Prime Minister.  
* [[October 30]] - [[Galleria Dallas]] opened in [[Dallas Texas]]. One of the most expensive projects in the year of 1982


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