What Happened In December 1982 In History

Historical Events for December, 1982

• 2nd » At the University of Utah, Barney Clark (patient) or Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
• 3rd » A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins called dioxin.
• 6th » The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army Droppin Well bombing e.g bombed a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, County Londonderry or Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. It killed eleven soldiers and six civilians.
• 7th » In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be capital punishment or executed by lethal injection in the United States.
• 8th » In Suriname, December murders known as several opponents of the military government are killed.
• 23rd » The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds e.g dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1982

• 1st » Riz Ahmed, English actor and rapper
• 1st » Lloyd Doyley, English footballer
• 1st » Christos Kalantzis, Greek footballer
• 1st » Christos Melissis, Greek footballer
• 2nd » Michelle Banzer, American model, Miss Kentucky USA known as Miss Kentucky 2007
• 2nd » Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
• 2nd » Mike Scala, American rapper, producer, and lawyer
• 2nd » Matt Ware, American football player
• 3rd » Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 3rd » Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player
• 3rd » Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer
• 3rd » Lewis Marnell, Australian skateboarder (d. 2013)
• 3rd » Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 4th » Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
• 4th » Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver
• 4th » Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist
• 5th » Eddy Curry, American basketball player
• 5th » Trai Essex, American football player
• 5th » Keri Hilson, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Clutch)
• 5th » Karl Palatu, Estonian footballer
• 6th » Ryan Carnes, American actor
• 6th » Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
• 6th » Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 6th » Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
• 7th » Chrispa, Greek singer
• 7th » Jack Huston, English actor
• 8th » Alfredo Aceves, American baseball player
• 8th » Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer
• 8th » Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer
• 8th » Chrisette Michele, American singer-songwriter
• 8th » Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress
• 8th » Noelle Pikus-Pace, American Skeleton (sport) known as skeleton racer
• 8th » Jimmy Rave, American wrestler
• 8th » DeeDee Trotter, American runner
• 9th » Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist
• 9th » Nathalie De Vos, Belgian runner
• 9th » Ryan Grant, American football player
• 9th » Bastian Swillims, German sprinter
• 10th » Shilpa Anand, South African-Indian model and actress
• 10th » Claudia Hoffmann, German sprinter
• 11th » Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentinian race car driver
• 12th » Lim Jae-Duk, South Korean gamer
• 12th » Ai Kato, Japanese actress
• 12th » Jeremiah Riggs, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
• 12th » Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player
• 13th » Anthony Callea, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
• 13th » Dan Hamhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player
• 13th » Tuka Rocha, Brazilian race car driver
• 13th » Dominik Werling, German footballer
• 14th » Josh Fields (infielder) e.g Josh Fields, American baseball player
• 14th » Steve Sidwell, English footballer
• 14th » Anthony Way, English singer and actor
• 15th » Charlie Cox, English actor
• 15th » Borja García, Spanish race car driver
• 15th » George O. Gore II, American actor
• 15th » Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
• 16th » Garnon Davies, Welsh actor
• 16th » Justin Mentell, American actor (d. 2010)
• 16th » Antrel Rolle, American football player
• 16th » Stanislav Šesták, Slovakian footballer
• 17th » Dynamo (magician) e.g Dynamo, English magician
• 17th » Josh Barfield, American baseball player
• 17th » Lorenzo Cittadini, Italian rugby player
• 17th » Benjamin Goldwasser, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (MGMT)
• 17th » Craig Kielburger, Canadian activist, co-founded Free the Children and Me to We
• 17th » Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
• 17th » Ryan Moats, American football player
• 19th » Tero Pitkämäki, Finnish javelin thrower
• 19th » Mo Williams, American basketball player
• 20th » Keny Arkana, French rapper
• 20th » Mohammad Asif, Pakistani cricketer
• 20th » David Cook (singer) called David Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Axium and Midwest Kings)
• 20th » Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer
• 20th » David Wright, American baseball player
• 21st » Primo (wrestler) known as Primo, Puerto Rican-American wrestler
• 21st » Mike Gansey, American basketball player
• 21st » Philip Humber, American baseball player
• 21st » Iljo Keisse, Belgian cyclist
• 21st » Tom Payne (actor) or Tom Payne, English actor
• 22nd » Brooke Nevin, Canadian actress
• 23rd » Brad Nelson, American baseball player
• 23rd » Thomas Rohregger, Austrian cyclist
• 24th » Masaki Aiba, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Arashi)
• 24th » Robert Coppola Schwartzman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rooney (band) named Rooney)
• 25th » Dev (actor) known as Dev, Indian actor and singer
• 25th » Shawn Andrews, American football player
• 25th » Rob Edwards (footballer born 1982) called Rob Edwards, Welsh footballer
• 25th » Ethan Kath, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer (Crystal Castles (band) known as Crystal Castles and Kïll Cheerleadër)
• 25th » Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 26th » Kenneth Darby, American football player
• 26th » Shun Oguri, Japanese actor and model
• 26th » Roxanne Pallett, English actress and singer
• 26th » Aksel Lund Svindal, Norwegian skier
• 27th » Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
• 28th » Cedric Benson, American football player
• 28th » François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete
• 28th » Kevin Pereira, American television host
• 28th » Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer
• 29th » Alison Brie, American actress
• 29th » Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Canadian singer
• 29th » Dale Morris, Australian footballer
• 30th » Robbie Gould, American football player
• 30th » Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress and producer
• 30th » Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer
• 30th » Dawan Landry, American football player
• 30th » Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
• 31st » Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
• 31st » Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
• 31st » Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player
• 31st » The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Famous Deaths for December 1982

• 2nd » Marty Feldman, English actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 2nd » Giovanni Ferrari, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907)
• 6th » K. Kailasapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and academic (b. 1933)
• 6th » Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan politician (b. 1927)
• 7th » Will Lee, American actor (b. 1908)
• 8th » Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and politician (b. 1951)
• 8th » André Kamperveen, Surinamese footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 8th » Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter and race car driver (b. 1925)
• 9th » Leon Jaworski, American lawyer (b. 1905)
• 10th » Freeman Gosden, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 16th » Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (b. 1928)
• 17th » Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1889)
• 18th » Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
• 19th » Dwight Macdonald, American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1906)
• 20th » Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
• 21st » Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, Pakistani poet and composer (b. 1900)
• 21st » Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (b. 1900)
• 23rd » Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 24th » Louis Aragon, French author and poet (b. 1897)
• 27th » Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
• 30th » Alberto Vargas, Peruvian painter (b. 1896)

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