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Events from the year 1982 in the United States.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

  • President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
  • Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
  • Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
  • Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
  • Senate Majority Leader: Howard Baker (R-Tennessee)
  • Congress: 97th

Events[]

January[]

  • January 1 – Eddie Murphy makes his first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".[1]
  • January 8 – AT&T agrees to divest itself into 22 subdivisions.
  • January 11–17 – A brutal cold snap sends temperatures to all-time record lows in dozens of cities throughout the Midwestern United States.
  • January 13 – Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 (five survive). On the same day, a Washington Metro train derails to the north, killing three (the system's first fatal accident).
  • January 17 – Cold Sunday sweeps over the northern United States.
  • January 28 – United States Army Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued by the Italian anti-terrorism Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (NOCS) force after being held captive for 42 days by the Red Brigades.

February[]

  • February 27 – Atlanta murders of 1979–81: Wayne Williams is convicted of the murdering two children and is sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
  • February 28 – Adobe Systems is founded in the United States.[2]

March[]

  • March 10 – The United States places an embargo on Libyan oil imports, alleging Libyan support for terrorist groups.
  • March 16 – In Newport, Rhode Island, Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife.
  • March 26 – A ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, DC.
  • March 29 – The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and three other Academy Awards. Warren Beatty wins Best Director for Reds out of 12 nominations, while Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark wins five awards.

April[]

  • April 6 – A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 1–2 feet of snow on the northeastern United States, closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games.
  • April 21 – Queen Beatrix becomes the first Dutch monarch to address the United States Congress.
  • April 23 – Dennis Wardlow, mayor of Key West, Florida, declares the independent "Conch Republic" for a day.

May[]

  • May 1 – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. Over 11 million people attend the fair during its 6-month run.
  • May 2 – The Weather Channel is begun in the U.S.
  • May 30 – Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds, the closest finish to that date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps.

June[]

  • June 4 – Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper's horror film collaboration, Poltergeist, is released.
  • June 8 – President Ronald 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.

July[]

  • 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.

August[]

  • August 20
    • Lebanese Civil War: A multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon. French troops arrive August 21, U.S. Marines August 25.
    • School teacher Carl Robert Brown murders eight people inside a welding shop in Miami, Florida, before being shot dead by a passing motorist.

September[]

  • 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 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.[3]
  • 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[]

October 1: EPCOT Center opens
  • October 1 – In Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World opens the second largest theme park, EPCOT Center, to the public for the first time.
  • October 15 – The Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act deregulates the U.S. savings and loan industry.
  • October 19 – John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty due to entrapment).
  • October 20 – World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4 games to 3, to win their 9th World Series Title.
  • October 30 – The DeLorean Motor Company ceases production.[4]

November[]

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 30 – Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time.

December[]

  • December 2 – At the University of Utah, 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart (he lives for 112 days with the device).
  • December 3 – A final soil sample is taken from the site of Times Beach, Missouri. It is found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
  • December 7 – The first U.S. execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas.
  • December 23 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends the evacuation of Times Beach, Missouri, due to dangerous levels of dioxin contamination.
  • December 24 – The "Christmas Eve Blizzard of '82" hits Denver.[5]

Undated[]

  • A severe recession intensifies in the United States as part of the early 1980s recession.
  • Seattle is officially dubbed the Emerald City after a contest is held to choose a new city slogan.

Ongoing[]

  • Cold War (1947–1991)
  • Early 1980s recession (1981–1982)

Births[]

January[]

Lauren Cohan
Dwyane Wade
Pete Buttigieg
Adam Lambert
  • January 2 – Kevin Dudley, Professional Football Player
  • January 4 – Hollie Stevens, Pornographic Actress and Model (d. 2012)
  • January 5 – Jessica Chaffin, Actress, Comedian and Writer
  • January 6 – Gilbert Arenas, Professional Basketball Player
  • January 7 – Lauren Cohan, Actress
  • January 8 – Gaby Hoffmann, Actress
  • January 10
    • Tavoris Cloud, Professional Boxer
    • Josh Ryan Evans, Actor (d. 2002)
  • January 11 – Blake Heron, Actor (d. 2017)
  • January 12 – Dontrelle Willis, Professional Baseball Player
  • January 13 – Pawel Szajda, Actor
  • January 14 – Vincent Bennett, Singer and Frontman for The Acacia Strain
  • January 15
    • Benjamin Agosto, Skater
    • Brett Lebda, Professional Hockey Player
  • January 17
    • David Blue, Actor
    • Dwyane Wade, Professional Basketball Player
  • January 18
    • Quinn Allman, Guitarist
    • Joanna Newsom, Singer, Harpist, Pianist and Songwriter
  • January 19
    • Pete Buttigieg, Politician
    • Kimberly Klacik, Businesswoman and Politician
    • Jodie Sweetin, Actress
  • January 20 – Erin Wasson, Model and Actress
  • January 22 – Jason Peters, Professional Football Player
  • January 23 – Patrick Levis, Actor
  • January 24 – Daveed Diggs, Actor and Rapper
  • January 25 – Bella Blue, Burlesque Dancer
  • January 26 – Reggie Hodges, Professional Football Player
  • January 29
    • Adam Lambert, Singer/Songwriter and Actor
    • Heidi Mueller, Actress

February[]

Bridget Regan
Lupe Fiasco
  • February 2 – Kelly Mazzante, Professional Basketball Player
  • February 3 – Bridget Regan, Actress
  • February 4
    • Chris Sabin, Professional Wrestler
    • Mandisa Stevenson, Professional Professional Basketball Player
  • February 5 – Kevin Everett, Professional Football Player
  • February 8 – Danny Tamberelli, Actor
  • February 19 – Justin Gatlin, Olympic Sprinter
  • February 13 – Lanisha Cole, Model
  • February 16
    • Lupe Fiasco, Rapper
    • Conway the Machine, Rapper
  • February 18 – Jessie Ward, Actress
  • February 22 – Kelly Johnson, Professional Baseball Player
  • February 25
    • Maria Kanellis, Professional Wrestler/Model
    • Bert McCracken, Singer and Frontman for The Used
  • February 26 – DeRay Davis, Actor and Comedian
  • February 28 – Randi Zuckerberg, Businesswoman, Author and Television Creator

March[]

Ben Roethlisberger
Jessica Biel
  • March 2
    • Mike Nugent, Professional Football Player
    • Ben Roethlisberger, Professional Football Player
  • March 3 – Jessica Biel, Actress
  • March 4 – Landon Donovan, Professional Soccer Player
  • March 8 – Kat Von D, Mexican-born Tattoo Artist, Reality Television Star, Musician and Makeup Artist
  • March 10
    • Kwame Brown, Professional Basketball Player
    • Dr DisRespect, Streamer and Internet Personality
  • March 11
    • Thora Birch, Actress and Producer
    • Lindsey McKeon, Actress
  • March 15 – Bobby Boswell, Professional Soccer Player
  • March 18 – Adam Pally, Actor and Comedian
  • March 20 – Robbie Lawler, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • March 22 – Constance Wu, Actress
  • March 25
    • Sean Faris, Actor
    • Danica Patrick, Professional Race Car Driver
    • Jenny Slate, Actress and Comedian
  • March 30 – Jason Dohring, actor
  • March 31
    • Brian Tyree Henry, Actor
    • Chloé Zhao, Chinese-born film director

April[]

Hayley Atwell
Kelly Clarkson
Kirsten Dunst
  • April 1 – Taran Killam, Actor, Comedian and Writer
  • April 3 – Jared Allen, Professional Football Player
  • April 4 – Justin Cook, Voice Actor
  • April 5
    • Hayley Atwell, British-born Actress
    • Matt Pickens, Professional Soccer Player
  • April 6
    • Bret Harrison, Actor and Singer
    • Alana Austin, Actress
  • April 7 – Sonjay Dutt, Indian-born Professional Wrestler
  • April 10 – Chyler Leigh, Actress
  • April 16 – Gina Carano, Actress, Television Personality, Fitness Model, and Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • April 17 – Tyron Woodley, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • April 19 – Shotti, Record Executive
  • April 21 – Claybourne Elder, Actor, Singer, and Writer
  • April 23 – Kyle Beckerman, Professional Soccer Player
  • April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, Singer and American Idol Winner
  • April 26
    • Brock Gillespie, Professional Basketball Player
    • Cooper Wallace, Professional Football Player
  • April 27 – Katrina Johnson, Actress
  • April 28 – Donna Feldman, Model and Actress
  • April 29 – Travis Smith, Metalcore Drummer
  • April 30
    • Lloyd Banks, Rapper
    • Kirsten Dunst, Actress, Singer and Model

May[]

Rebecca Hall
Alexandra Breckenridge
  • May 3 – Rebecca Hall, British-born Actress
  • May 6 – Jason Witten, Professional Football Player
  • May 7 – Matt Gaetz, Politician
  • May 9 – Rachel Boston, Actress
  • May 11
    • Jonathan Jackson, Actor, Singer and Guitarist (Enation)
    • Andrew Walter, Professional Football Player
  • May 13 – Oguchi Onyewu, Professional Soccer Player
  • May 14 – Anjelah Johnson, Actress
  • May 15
    • Alexandra Breckenridge, Actress, Voice Actress, and Photographer
    • Jessica Sutta, Dancer and Singer, Member of the Pussycat Dolls
  • May 16 – Tiya Sircar, Actress
  • May 20
    • Candace Bailey, Actress and Television Personality
    • Sierra Boggess, Theater Actress
  • May 22 – Apolo Ohno, Olympic Short Track Speed Skater and Actor
  • May 31 – Jonathan Tucker, Actor

June[]

Jussie Smollett
Benjamin Walker
Lizzy Caplan
  • June 4 – MC Jin, Rapper
  • June 7 – Virgil Vasquez, Professional Baseball Player
  • June 8 – Josh Pence, Actor
  • June 10 – Tara Lipinski, Figure Skater
  • June 11
    • Marco Arment, Businessman, Co-creator of Tumblr
    • Johnny Candido, Professional Wrestler
    • Diana Taurasi, Professional Basketball Player
  • June 12 – Jason David, Professional Football Player
  • June 13 – Lawrence Saint-Victor, Actor
  • June 19
    • David Pollack, Professional Football Player
    • Michael Yarmush, American-born, Canadian Actor and Voice Actor
  • June 20 – April Ross, Olympic Beach Volleyball Player
  • June 21
    • Jussie Smollett, Actor
    • Benjamin Walker, Actor
  • June 22 – Ian Kinsler, Professional Baseball Player
  • June 23 – Beau Kittredge, Ultimate AUDL Player
  • June 25 – Ryan Block, Technology Entrepreneur
  • June 28
    • DaMarques Johnson, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Jason Tam, Actor and Dancer
  • June 29
    • Matthew Mercer, Voice Actor, Screenwriter and Director
    • Lily Rabe, Actress
  • June 30
    • Lizzy Caplan, Actress and Model
    • Mitch Maier, Professional Baseball Player
    • Delwyn Young, Professional Baseball Player

July[]

Sophia Bush
Jared Padalecki
Paul Wesley
Elisabeth Moss
Jared Golden
  • July 1
    • Hilarie Burton, Actress and Producer
    • Carmella DeCesare, Model
  • July 2
    • Ferras Alqaisi, Singer/Songwriter
    • Derek Yu, Indie Game Designer, Artist and Blogger
  • July 3 – Steph Jones, Singer/Songwriter
  • July 4
    • Hannah Harper, Porn actress and director
    • Mo McRae, Actor, Writer and Producer
    • Michael Sorrentino, Model, Actor and Author
  • July 5
    • Monica Day, Model and Journalist
    • Dave Haywood, Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist
  • July 6
    • Brandon Jacobs, Professional Football Player
    • Misty Upham, Actress (d. 2014)
    • Tay Zonday, Singer, Musician, Announcer, Voice Artist, Actor, Comedian and YouTube Personality
  • July 7 – Nick Karner, Actor and Director
  • July 8
    • Sophia Bush, Actress
    • Schuyler Fisk, Actress and Singer/Songwriter
    • Pendleton Ward, Animator
    • Hakim Warrick, Professional Basketball Player
  • July 12
    • Andy Kim, Politician
    • Jason Wright, Professional Football Player, Businessman, and Executive
  • July 13 – Aya Cash, Actress
  • July 16
    • Carli Lloyd, Professional Soccer Player
    • Kellie Wells, Olympic Hurdler
  • 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 – Paul Wesley, Actor
  • July 24 – Elisabeth Moss, Actress
  • July 25
    • Jared Golden, Politician
    • Oneohtrix Point Never, Producer and Composer
    • Brad Renfro, Actor (d. 2008)
  • July 27 – Wolé Parks, Actor
  • July 28
    • Tom Pelphrey, Actor
    • Cain Velasquez, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • July 29 – Allison Mack, German-born Actress

August[]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sebastian Stan
LeAnn Rimes
Andy Roddick
  • August 5 – Lolo Jones, Olympic Hurdler
  • August 7 – Brit Marling, Actress
  • August 9
    • Tyson Gay, Olympic Sprinter
    • Jes Macallan, Actress
  • August 10 – Devon Aoki, Supermodel and Actress
  • August 13
    • Shani Davis, Olympic Speed Skater
    • Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Press Secretary and Political Candidate
    • Sebastian Stan, Romanian-born Actor
  • August 16
    • Todd Haberkorn, Voice Actor
    • Matt Lauria, Actor and Musician
  • August 17
    • Ryan Driller, Porn Actor
    • Mark Salling, Actor (d. 2018)
  • August 18
  • August 19
    • Erika Christensen, Actress and Singer
    • Melissa Fumero, Actress
    • Stipe Miocic, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • August 20 – Jamil Walker Smith, Actor, Director, Producer and Writer
  • August 23 – Natalie Coughlin, Olympic Swimmer
  • August 24 – Jennifer Widerstrom, Personal Trainer
  • August 26 – John Mulaney, Actor and Comedian
  • August 27 – Josh Duhon, Actor
  • August 28
    • LeAnn Rimes, Country Singer
    • Kelly Thiebaud, Actress
  • August 29
    • Echo Kellum, Actor and Comedian
    • Leon Washington, Professional Football Player
  • August 30 – Andy Roddick, Professional Tennis Player
  • August 31 – Ian Crocker, Olympic Swimmer

September[]

Misty Copeland
Lil Wayne
  • September – Chumlee, Businessman and Television Personality
  • September 10
    • Misty Copeland, Ballerina
    • Bret Iwan, Voice Actor
  • September 24 – Roxanne Modafferi, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • September 27
    • Anna Camp, Actress
    • Lil Wayne, Rapper
    • Darrent Williams, Professional Football Player (died 2007)
  • September 28
    • Emeka Okafor, Professional Basketball Player
    • Anderson Varejão, Professional Basketball Player
    • St. Vincent, Singer/Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist
  • September 29 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Dancer
  • September 30
    • Lacey Chabert, Actress and Singer
    • Kieran Culkin, Actor
    • Ryan Stout, Actor

October[]

Ilhan Omar
Ne-Yo
  • October 2 – Tyson Chandler, Professional Basketball Player
  • October 3 – Erik von Detten, Actor and Commodity Broker
  • October 4
    • Ilhan Omar, Somali-born Politician
    • Jered Weaver, Professional Baseball Player
  • October 6 – MC Lars, Rapper
  • October 7 – Robby Ginepri, Tennis Player
  • October 9 – Travis Rice, Professional Snowboarder
  • October 11 – Salim Stoudamire, Professional Basketball Player
  • October 12 – Julie Kagawa, Author
  • October 18
  • October 20
    • Katie Featherston, Actress
    • Hayder Hassan, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • October 21 – Matt Dallas, Actor
  • October 22 – Heath Miller, Professional Football Player
  • October 27 – Dennis Moran, Criminal and Computer Hacker (d. 2013)
  • October 28
    • Michael Stahl-David, Actor
    • Anthony Lerew, Baseball Player

November[]

Travis Van Winkle
Anne Hathaway
Damon Wayans Jr.
  • November 2 – Adam Springfield, Actor
  • November 3 – John Shuster, Olympic Curler
  • November 4 – Travis Van Winkle, Actor
  • November 8
    • Ted DiBiase, Professional Wrestler and Actor
    • Devin Hester, Professional Football Player
  • November 10 – Heather Matarazzo, Actress
  • November 11 – Brittny Gastineau, Model and Socialite
  • November 12 – Anne Hathaway, Actress
  • November 14 – Laura Ramsey, Actress
  • November 15
    • D. J. Fitzpatrick, Professional Football Player
    • Joe Kowalewski, Professional Football Player
    • Lofa Tatupu, Professional Football Player
  • November 16 – Amar'e Stoudemire, Professional Basketball Player
  • November 18 – Damon Wayans, Jr., Actor and Comedian
  • November 19 – Shin Dong-hyuk, North Korean-born Defector and Human Rights Activist
  • November 20
    • Bobby Creekwater, Rapper
    • Margo Stilley, Actress and Writer
  • November 23 – Tom Denney, Guitarist, Songwriter, and Producer
  • November 24 – Ryan Fitzpatrick, Professional Football Player
  • November 28
    • Adam McArthur, Actor and Martial Artist
    • Malcolm Goodwin, Actor
  • November 29
    • Lucas Black, Actor
    • Ashley Force Hood, Professional Race Car Driver
  • November 30
    • Nick Hipa, Guitarist for Wovenwar
    • Jason Pominville, Professional Hockey Player

December[]

Nicki Minaj
David Cook
  • December 1 – Lance Gooden, Politician
  • December 5
    • Keri Hilson, R&B Recording Artist, Songwriter, and Actress
    • Gabriel Luna, Actor
  • December 8 – Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-born Rapper
  • December 14 – Jesse Garcia, Actor
  • December 20
    • David Cook, Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist
    • David Wright, Professional Baseball Player
  • December 21 – Mike Gansey, Professional Basketball Player
  • December 22 – Rodney Martin, Sprinter
  • December 28
    • Cedric Benson, Professional Football Player (d. 2019)
    • Beau Garrett, Actress and Model
  • December 29 – Alison Brie, Actress

Date Unknown[]

  • Earl Plumlee, Veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Silver Star Recipient, and Medal of Honor Recipient

Deaths[]

See also: Deaths in 1982
  • February 11 – Eleanor Powell, actress and dancer (b. 1912)[6]
  • February 17 – Thelonious Monk, pianist and composer (b. 1917)
  • March 5 – John Belushi, comedian and actor (b. 1949)
  • May 1 – William Primrose, Scottish-born violist in Provo, Utah (b. 1904)
  • June 12 – Al Rinker, singer-songwriter (b. 1907)
  • June 8 – Satchel Paige, baseball player (b. 1906)[7]
  • July 6 – Bob Johnson, baseball outfielder and manager (b. 1905)
  • July 22 – Lloyd Waner, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1906)[8]
  • August 12 – Henry Fonda, actor (b. 1905)
  • October 18 – Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, Second Lady of the United States (b. 1885)
  • October 29 – Joyce Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards (b. 1891)
  • November 1
    • James Broderick, actor (b. 1927)
    • King Vidor, film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1894)
  • November 16 – Al Haig, pianist (b. 1924)
  • December 21 – Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (b. 1900)
  • December 27 – Jack Swigert, NASA astronaut (b. 1931)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ PC World. PC World Communications. April 1992. p. 22.
  3. ^ Neelley v. State, 494 So. 2d 669 – CourtListener.com
  4. ^ UPI staff (October 20, 1982). "DeLorean held in jail". The Bulletin – Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Eleanor Powell | American dancer and actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Satchel Paige | Biography, Height, Teams, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ Tom Owens (1990). Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. Publications International. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-88176-696-7.

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