List of events
Events from the year 1982 in the United States .
Incumbents [ edit ] Federal government [ edit ] January [ edit ] February [ edit ] June 4 – Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper 's horror film collaboration, Poltergeist , is released. June 8 – President Reagan becomes the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament . June 12 – A rally against nuclear weapons draws 750,000 to New York City 's Central Park . Jackson Browne , James Taylor , Bruce Springsteen and Linda Ronstadt attend. 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 19 – Murder of Vincent Chin : Vincent Chin, a 27 year old Chinese American, is beaten unconscious by two white auto-workers in Highland Park, Michigan , who think he is Japanese and the cause of the declining prosperity of the American auto industry; he dies four days later. June 25 – The Institute for Puerto Rican Policy is founded in New York City to research and advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino community issues. In 2006, it changes its name to the National Institute for Latino Policy . June 30 – The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States falls short of the 38 states needed to pass. July 2 – Larry Walters, a.k.a. Lawnchair Larry , flies 16,000 feet above Long Beach, California , in a lawn chair with weather balloons attached. July 9 – Pan Am Flight 759 (Boeing 727 ) crashes in Kenner, Louisiana , killing all 146 on board and eight on the ground. July 12 – Checker Motors Corporation , an American taxicab manufacturer, ceases production. July 16 – In New York City , The Reverend Sun Myung Moon is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $25,000 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. September [ edit ] September 1 – The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. September 3 – Speaker O'Neill and President Reagan settle one of the most unforgettable deals in US history (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act ), which would cut the ratio of spending of three to one and add more taxes. September 5 – Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch is kidnapped. September 15 – The first edition of USA Today is published.[8] September 28 – 13 year old Lisa Ann Millican is murdered in Georgia after being abducted from a mall three days earlier by Alvin and Judith Neelley . She is tortured and raped, with Judith Neelley injecting her with Drano and Liquid Plumber in her neck and later shooting her to death.[9] September 29–October 1 – The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders occur when seven people in the Chicago area die after ingesting capsules laced with potassium cyanide . October [ edit ] October 1: EPCOT Center opens November [ edit ] November 13: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated November – The severe early 1980s recession ends sometime this month. November – The unemployment rate peaks at 10.8%. November 2 – United States elections, 1982 . The Republican Party loses 27 seats to the majority Democratic Party in the House . November 3 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points, or 4.25%, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than 9 years. It last hit a record on January 11, 1973, when the average closed at 1,051.70. The points gain is the biggest ever up to this point. November 13 – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. , after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. November 20 – University of California, Berkeley , executes "The Play " in a college football game against Stanford . Completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that includes 5 laterals, Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stands and California wins 25–20. November 25 – The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire destroys an entire city block of downtown Minneapolis, including the headquarters of Northwestern National Bank . November 30 – Michael Jackson releases Thriller , the biggest-selling album of all time. December [ edit ] Undated [ edit ] Ongoing [ edit ] January [ edit ] Lauren Cohan Dwyane Wade Pete Buttigieg Adam Lambert January 2 – Kevin Dudley , football player January 4 – Hollie Stevens , pornographic actress and model (d. 2012 ) January 5 – Jessica Chaffin , actress, comedian, and writer January 6 – Gilbert Arenas , basketball player January 7 – Lauren Cohan , actress January 8 January 10 January 11 January 12 – Dontrelle Willis , baseball player January 13 January 14 January 15 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 – Erin Wasson , model and actress January 22 – Jason Peters , football player January 23 – Patrick Levis , actor January 24 – Daveed Diggs , actor and rapper January 25 – Bella Blue , burlesque dancer January 26 January 28 – Erika M. Anderson , singer/songwriter January 29 January 30 – DeStorm Power , internet personality February [ edit ] Bridget Regan Lupe Fiasco Anthony D'Esposito Bert McCracken February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 – John Murante , politician February 8 February 10 – Sean Anthony , DJ, music producer, rapper, songwriter, and screenwriter February 19 – Justin Gatlin , athlete February 13 – Lanisha Cole , model February 14 February 16 February 17 – Vanessa Atler , gymnast February 18 – Jessie Ward , actress February 22 Cory Allen , author, podcast host, musician, composer, and mastering engineer Kim Allen , actress Kimball Allen , writer, journalist, playwright, and actor Anthony D'Esposito , politician Kelly Johnson , baseball player Hillary Scholten , politician February 23 – Adam Hann-Byrd , actor and screenwriter February 25 February 26 February 28 – Randi Zuckerberg , businesswoman, author, and television creator Ben Roethlisberger Jessica Biel Thora Birch March 1 March 2 March 3 – Jessica Biel , actress March 4 – Landon Donovan , soccer player March 8 Daniel Keem , YouTuber Kat Von D , Mexican-born tattoo artist, reality television star, musician, and makeup artist March 10 March 11 March 12 – Samm Levine , actor, comedian, and podcaster March 15 – Bobby Boswell , soccer player March 18 March 20 March 22 – Constance Wu , actress March 25 March 27 – Iman Crosson , actor March 28 – Pat Ryan , politician March 30 – Jason Dohring , actor March 31 Hayley Atwell Gina Carano Kelly Clarkson Kirsten Dunst April 1 – Taran Killam , actor, comedian, and writer April 3 April 4 – Justin Cook , voice actor April 5 April 6 April 7 April 10 – Chyler Leigh , actress April 14 – Neil Anderson , politician April 15 April 16 – Gina Carano , actress, television personality, fitness model, and mixed martial artist April 17 April 19 – Shotti , record executive April 21 April 23 – Kyle Beckerman , soccer player April 24 – Kelly Clarkson , singer and American Idol winner April 26 April 27 – Katrina Johnson , actress April 28 April 30 Rebecca Hall Matt Gaetz Alexandra Breckenridge Alexa Davalos May 1 – Rob Finnerty , news anchor and host May 2 – Mark Adamek , ice hockey player May 3 – Rebecca Hall , British-born actress May 4 – Charissa Thompson , sportscaster and television host May 6 – Jason Witten , football player May 7 – Matt Gaetz , politician May 8 – Jessica Aguilar , mixed martial artist May 9 – Rachel Boston , actress May 11 May 12 – Mobolaji Akiode , American-born Nigerian basketball player May 13 – Oguchi Onyewu , soccer player May 14 – Anjelah Johnson , actress May 15 May 16 – Tiya Sircar , actress May 17 May 18 May 20 May 21 –Tay Zonday , singer May 22 May 24 – Cody Hanson , drummer for Hinder May 26 – Joe Cunningham , politician May 27 May 28 – Alexa Davalos , actress May 30 – Eddie Griffin , basketball player (d. 2007) May 31 – Casey James , singer, guitarist, and American Idol contestant Tara Lipinski Jussie Smollett Benjamin Walker Lizzy Caplan June 2 – Whitney Able , actress and model June 4 June 6 – Jaxson Ryker , wrestler June 7 June 8 – Josh Pence , actor June 9 – Jacqueline Coleman , politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky June 10 – Tara Lipinski , figure skater June 11 June 12 June 13 – Nicole Galloway , politician June 14 – Freddie Gibbs , rapper June 15 – Haley Scarnato , singer June 16 – Chad Anderson , ice hockey player June 17 – Will Allen , football player June 19 June 21 June 22 June 23 – Beau Kittredge , ultimate AUDL player June 25 La La Anthony , television personality, author, businesswoman, producer, and actress Ryan Block , technology entrepreneur June 28 – Jason Tam , actor and dancer June 29 June 30 Jared Padalecki Paul Wesley Elisabeth Moss Jared Golden Cain Velasquez Yvonne Strahovski July 1 July 2 July 3 – Steph Jones, singer/songwriter July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 – C. J. Ah You , football player July 8 July 10 July 11 – Lil Zane , rapper July 12 July 13 – Brandon Whipple , politician, mayor of Wichita, Kansas (2020-present) July 14 – Ben Silbermann , entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest July 16 – Kellie Wells , Olympic hurdler July 17 – Amanda Warren , actress July 18 – Ryan Cabrera , Colombian-born pop rock musician July 19 – Jared Padalecki , actor July 20 – Percy Daggs III , actor July 21 – Veronica Belmont , media personality July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 – Angel Acevedo , filmmaker July 27 – Wolé Parks , actor July 28 July 29 – Allison Mack , German-born actress July 30 July 31 – Jeff DaRosa , multi-instrumentalist for Dropkick Murphys Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sebastian Stan LeAnn Rimes Juan Ciscomani Andy Roddick Unknown – Themo H. Peel , author and illustrator August 3 – Luis Da Silva , actor, basketball player, author, and producer August 5 – Lolo Jones , Olympic hurdler August 7 August 9 August 10 August 12 – Rob Sand , politician August 13 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19 August 20 – Jamil Walker Smith , actor, director, producer, and writer August 21 – Daryl Austin , journalist August 23 – Natalie Coughlin , Olympic swimmer August 24 – Jennifer Widerstrom , personal trainer August 26 August 27 – Josh Duhon , actor August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 September [ edit ] Misty Copeland Lil Wayne Lacey Chabert September 1 September 3 – Andrew McMahon , singer/songwriter, pianist, and frontman for Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin September 5 September 9 – Aftab Pureval , politician, mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio September 10 September 12 – Jeff Jackson , politician September 15 – Jesse Andrews , novelist and screenwriter September 16 – Koby Altman , basketball coach and president of basketball operations of the Cleveland Cavaliers September 17 – Jillian Mele , news anchor and reporter September 25 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss , dancer (d. 2022) September 30 October [ edit ] Erik von Detten Ilhan Omar Colin Donnell October 2 – Tyson Chandler , basketball player October 3 October 4 October 6 October 7 October 9 October 11 October 12 October 15 – Brandon Jay McLaren , Canadian-born actor October 16 – Alan Anderson , basketball player October 17 – Abe Alvarez , baseball player and coach October 18 – Shauntay Henderson , criminal and convicted killer October 19 – Brandon Curry , bodybuilder October 20 – Katie Featherston , actress October 21 – Matt Dallas , actor October 22 October 24 – Guillermo Alvarez , gymnast October 27 – Dennis Moran , criminal and computer hacker (d. 2013) October 28 October 30 – Craig Albernaz , baseball coach October 31 – Matt Anderson , ice hockey player November [ edit ] Travis Van Winkle Ted DiBiase Anne Hathaway Damon Wayans Jr. Alan Ritchson November 1 – John Allen , basketball player November 2 – Adam Springfield , actor November 3 – M. K. Asante , author, filmmaker, recording artist, and professor November 4 – Travis Van Winkle , actor November 5 November 7 – Marc Orrell , guitarist November 8 November 10 – Heather Matarazzo , actress November 11 – Brittny Gastineau , model and socialite November 12 – Anne Hathaway , actress November 14 November 15 November 16 – Amar'e Stoudemire , basketball player November 17 – Becky Albertalli , author November 18 November 19 – Shin Dong-hyuk , North Korean-born defector and human rights activist November 20 November 21 November 23 – Tom Denney , guitarist for A Day to Remember (2003-2009) November 24 – Ryan Fitzpatrick , football player November 28 November 29 November 30 December [ edit ] David Cook Alison Brie December 1 – Lance Gooden , politician December 2 – Streeter Seidell , comedian, writer, actor, and television host December 3 – Dascha Polanco , Dominican-born actress December 5 December 7 – Lou Amundson , basketball player December 8 December 11 – Roman Harper , football player December 14 – Jesse Garcia , actor December 16 – Amanda Stuck , politician December 20 December 21 December 22 – Rodney Martin , sprinter December 25 December 28 December 29 – Alison Brie , actress December 30 – Dathan Ritzenhein , long-distance runner Full date unknown [ edit ] Evan Sharp Zarouhie Abdalian , artist Nina Chanel Abney , artist Curtis Adams , magician Daniel Alaei , poker player Maytha Alhassen , journalist Colin C. Allrich , musician, remixer, audio engineer, and record producer Alsarah , Sudanese-born singer/songwriter and ethnomusicologist Roy Altman , judge Lisa Alvarado , visual artist and harmonium player Sana Amanat , American-born Pakistani comic book editor Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze , Nigeria-born British-American artist Triston Jay Amero , terrorist (d. 2008) Polina Anikeeva , Russian-born materials scientist Daniel Arango , Colombian-born artist Maria Aspan , journalist Roy Assaf , Israeli-born jazz pianist and composer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez , labor organizer, writer, and political candidate Evan Sharp . entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest January 1 – Victor Buono , actor, comedian, and recording artist (b. 1938 ) January 5 January 8 – Reta Shaw , actress (b. 1912 ) January 10 – Paul Lynde , comedian and actor (b. 1926 ) January 30 – Lightnin' Hopkins , blues musician (b. 1912 ) February 11 – Eleanor Powell , actress and dancer (b. 1912 )[15] February 17 February 21 – Murray the K , rock and roll impresario and disc jockey (b. 1922 ) March 5 – John Belushi , comedian and actor (b. 1949 ) March 19 – Randy Rhoads , guitarist (b. 1956 ) March 29 – Ray Bloch , composer, songwriter, conductor, pianist, author, author, and arranger (b. 1902 ) April 3 – Warren Oates , actor (b. 1928 ) April 5 – Abe Fortas , jurist, and lawyer; served as associate judge of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969 (b. 1910 ) April 7 – Brenda Benet , actress (b. 1945 ) April 25 – Don Wilson , announcer and actor (b. 1900 ) May 1 – William Primrose , Scottish-born violist in Provo, Utah (b. 1904 ) May 5 – Cal Tjader , Latin jazz musician (b. 1925 ) May 14 – Hugh Beaumont , actor (b. 1910 ) June 3 – Rusty Day , rock singer (b. 1945 ) June 8 – Satchel Paige , baseball player (b. 1906 )[16] June 12 – Al Rinker , singer-songwriter (b. 1907 ) June 13 – Peter Maivia , Samoan-American wrestler (b. 1937 ) June 15 – Art Pepper , jazz musician and saxophonist (b. 1925 ) June 18 – John Cheever , novelist and short story writer (b. 1912 ) July 2 – DeFord Bailey , country musician (b. 1899 )[17] July 6 – Bob Johnson , baseball outfielder and manager (b. 1905 ) July 18 – John Maxwell , actor (b. 1918 ) July 19 – Hugh Everett III , American physicist (b. 1930 )[18] July 21 – Dave Garroway , television host (b. 1913 ) July 22 – Lloyd Waner , baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates ) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1906 )[19] July 23 – Vic Morrow , actor (b. 1929 ) July 29 – Harold Sakata , Olympian, wrestler, and actor (b. 1920 ) August 7 – Jill Banner , actress (b. 1946 ) August 12 – Henry Fonda , actor (b. 1905 ) August 13 August 17 – Barney Phillips , actor (b. 1913 ) August 23 – Alfred S. Bloomingdale , businessman (b. 1916 ) September 14 – Grace Kelly , actress, Princess of Monaco (b. 1929 ) September 28 – Mabel Albertson , actress (b. 1901 ) September 30 – Bill George , American football player (Chicago Bears ); member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (b. 1929 ) October 8 – Fernando Lamas , Argentine-American actor and director (b. 1915 ) October 11 – Edith Quimby , medical researcher and physicist (b. 1891 ) October 18 – Bess Truman , First Lady of the United States , Second Lady of the United States (b. 1885 ) October 29 – J. C. Hall , founder of Hallmark Cards (b. 1891 ) November 1 November 4 – Dominique Dunne , actress (b. 1959 ) November 16 – Al Haig , pianist (b. 1924 ) December 7 – Will Lee , actor (b. 1908 ) December 8 – Marty Robbins , singer-songwriter, race car driver (b. 1925 ) December 9 – Leon Jaworski , attorney and law professor (b. 1905 ) December 17 – Big Joe Williams , musician and songwriter (b. 1903 ) December 20 – Arthur Rubinstein , Polish-American pianist (b. 1887 ) December 21 – Ants Oras , Estonian-American author and academic (b. 1900) December 23 – Jack Webb , actor, television producer, screenwriter (b. 1920 ) December 27 – Jack Swigert , NASA astronaut (b. 1931 ) December 30 – Alberto Vargas , Peruvian-American painter (b. 1896 ) See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Eddie Murphy's 1st Appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Remains Relevantly Funny 40 Later" . Rare . 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04 . ^ "This Day in Geek History: January 7" . The Great Geek Manual . Retrieved 2013-03-25 . ^ Quinn, Dale (10 November 2008), "Spotlight: Auto-repair business is family affair" , Arizona Daily Star , retrieved 2 December 2011 ^ PC World . PC World Communications. April 1992. p. 22. ^ "1978 - 1982 The Unabomber: A Chronology" . Court TV Online . Courtroom Television Network LLC . 1999. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2021 . ^ "Patrick Fischer dies at 75; target of Unabomber" . Los Angeles Times . 3 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2021 . ^ "Cal Ripken Jr" . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum . Retrieved 10 September 2021 . ^ Ferrell, O. C.; Hartline, Michael (2007). Marketing Strategy . Cengage Learning. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-324-36272-5 . ^ Neelley v. State, 494 So. 2d 669 – CourtListener.com ^ Frank Schmalleger (2002). Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction . Prentice Hall. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-13-093350-8 . ^ UPI staff (October 20, 1982). "DeLorean held in jail" . The Bulletin – Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon. ^ Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) (1983). Optical Engineering for Cold Environments: April 7-8, 1983, Arlington, Virginia . SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-89252-449-5 . ^ Klara van Eyll, Böttcher 1725-2000, the story of a family enterprise , Cologne 2000, p.82-83. ^ "Industrial application manufacturing: Roger Miller, Gateway Packaging Co" . bizjournals.com . St Louis Business Journal. June 16, 2002. l ^ "Eleanor Powell | American dancer and actress" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 3 April 2020 . ^ "Satchel Paige | Biography, Height, Teams, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 May 2021 . ^ "Grand Ole Opry Legend DeFord Bailey, 82, Dead" . Jet . Vol. 62, no. 21. August 2, 1982. p. 53. Retrieved November 10, 2011 . ^ Mark Oliver Everett , Things the Grandchildren Should Know , ISBN 978-0-316-02787-8 ^ Tom Owens (1990). Greatest Baseball Players of All Time . Publications International. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-88176-696-7 . External links [ edit ]