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1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Events
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January
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February
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March
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April
April 4 - Falklands War: The British Falkland Islands government surrenders, placing the islands in Argentinean control.
April 6 - A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 1-2 feet of snow on the northeastern U.S., closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games.
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May
May 30 - Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955.
May 30 - Cal Ripken starts the first game of what will eventually become his record-breaking consecutive games played streak of 2,632.
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June
June 13 - In Alberta, Canada 15 members of the Black Leopards Karate Club demolish a house with bare hands and feet with the owner's consent.
June 14 - The Falklands War ends: British forces reach the outskirts of Stanley after "yomping" across East Falkland from San Carlos Bay. They arrive to find the Argentine forces flying white flags of surrender. A formal surrender is agreed that day.
June 22 - A British Airways Boeing 747 suffers a temporary four-engine flameout and damage to the exterior of the plane, after flying through the otherwise undetected ash plume from Indonesia's Galunggung.
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 it name to the National Institute for Latino Policy.
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July
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August
August 12 - Mexico announces it is unable to pay its large foreign debt, triggering a debt crisis that quickly spread throughout Latin America.
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September
September 18 - Lebanese Christian Militia kill hundreds of Palestinians in the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps in West Beirut.
September 26 - Thermals take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to 2,800 meters during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main parachute to fall to lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute.
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October
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November
November 20 - California executes "The Play" in a college football game against Stanford. Completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that includes five laterals, Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stands and California wins 25-20.
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December
December 12 - Women's peace protest at Greenham Common: 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km (9 mi) perimeter fence.
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Unknown dates
A brief but severe recession begins in the United States.
Seattle officially dubbed the Emerald City after a contest held to choose a new city slogan.
Commodore 64 is released. The Commodore 64 goes on to sell over 20 million computers until 1994.
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Births
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January-February
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March-April
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May-June
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July-August
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September-October
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November-December
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Deaths
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January-June
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July-December
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Nobel prizes
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Fields Medal|Fields Medalists
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Templeton Prize
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