What Happened In March 1982 In History

Historical Events for March, 1982

• 5th » Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus.
• 19th » Falklands War: Argentina known as Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
• 26th » A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
• 29th » The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) receives the Royal Assent from Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom known as Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Monarchy of Canada e.g Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
• 30th » Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Space Shuttle Columbia known as 'Columbia' at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1982

• 1st » Shalva Didebashvili, Georgian-German rugby player
• 1st » Juan Manuel Ortiz, Spanish footballer
• 1st » Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress and model
• 2nd » Jade Galbraith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
• 2nd » Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• 2nd » Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
• 2nd » Corey Webster, American football player
• 3rd » Jessica Biel, American actress and singer
• 3rd » Martin Hauswald, German footballer
• 3rd » Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
• 3rd » Derreck Robinson, American football player
• 4th » Uma Blasini, Puerto Rican model, Miss Puerto Rico 2007
• 4th » Landon Donovan, American soccer player
• 4th » Cate Edwards, American lawyer and author
• 4th » Ludmila Ezhova, Russian gymnast
• 4th » Yasemin Mori, Turkish singer
• 4th » Elia Rigotto, Italian cyclist
• 5th » Daniel Carter (rugby player) or Daniel Carter, New Zealand rugby player
• 5th » Giorgia Palmas, Italian model and television host
• 7th » Kate Michael, American model, Miss District of Columbia e.g Miss District of Columbia 2006
• 7th » Erika Yamakawa, Japanese model
• 8th » Nicolas Armindo, French race car driver
• 8th » Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer
• 8th » Craig Stansberry, American baseball player
• 8th » Kat Von D, Mexican-American tattoo artist
• 9th » Mirjana Lučić-Baroni, Croatian tennis player
• 10th » Kwame Brown, American basketball player
• 10th » Keke Wyatt, American singer and actress
• 11th » Brian Anderson (outfielder) named Brian Anderson, American baseball player
• 11th » Thora Birch, American actress
• 11th » Lindsey McKeon, American actress
• 12th » Samm Levine, American actor
• 12th » Zach Miner, American baseball player
• 12th » Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 12th » Erick Stevens, American wrestler
• 13th » Jeremy Curl, Japanese-English explorer, author and photographer
• 13th » Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player
• 13th » Adam Thomson (rugby union) named Adam Thomson, New Zealand rugby player
• 14th » Kate Maberly, English actress and singer
• 14th » Carlos Marinelli, Argentinian footballer
• 14th » François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008)
• 15th » Jordan Hastings, Canadian drummer (Alexisonfire, Jersey (band) known as Jersey, The Black Lungs, and Cunter (band) known as Cunter)
• 15th » Rafael Pérez (baseball) called Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
• 15th » Emily Tyndall, American actress and dancer
• 16th » Riley Cote, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 16th » Dian Sastrowardoyo, Indonesian model and actress
• 16th » Brian Wilson (baseball) e.g Brian Wilson, American baseball player
• 17th » Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
• 18th » Mantorras, Angolan footballer
• 18th » Chad Cordero, American baseball player
• 18th » Timo Glock, German race car driver
• 18th » Adam Pally, American actor
• 19th » Jonathan Fanene, American football player
• 19th » Brad Jones (footballer) e.g Brad Jones, Australian footballer
• 19th » Matt Littler, English actor and director
• 19th » Eduardo Saverin, Brazilian-American businessman, co-founded Facebook
• 20th » Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 20th » Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
• 20th » José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
• 21st » Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
• 21st » Aaron Hill (baseball player) known as Aaron Hill, American baseball player
• 21st » Jocie Kwok, Chinese-Singaporean singer
• 21st » Ermal Mamaqi, Albanian actor, singer, and DJ
• 21st » Colin Turkington, Irish race car driver
• 22nd » Piá (footballer born 1982) called Piá, Brazilian footballer
• 22nd » Enrico Gasparotto, Italian cyclist
• 22nd » Michael Janyk, Canadian skier
• 22nd » Kyle Kingsbury, American mixed martial artist
• 23rd » José Contreras Arrau, Chilean footballer
• 23rd » Andrea Musacco, Italian footballer
• 23rd » Evgeni Striganov, Estonian ice dancer
• 24th » Epico, Puerto Rican wrestler
• 24th » Nivea (singer) known as Nivea, American singer
• 24th » Corey Hart (baseball) named Corey Hart, American baseball player
• 24th » Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
• 24th » Christian Hug, German rugby player
• 24th » Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
• 24th » Jack Swagger, American wrestler
• 25th » Sean Faris, American actor and producer
• 25th » Danica Patrick, American race car driver
• 25th » Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer
• 25th » Jenny Slate, American actress and author
• 26th » Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
• 26th » Nate Kaeding, American football player
• 27th » Radoslav Banga, Czech rapper (Gipsy.cz)
• 27th » Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer
• 27th » Kurara Chibana, Japanese model, Miss Universe Japan or Miss Universe Japan 2006
• 27th » Iman Crosson, American actor and dancer
• 27th » Luke Guttridge, English footballer
• 27th » Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Japanese wrestler
• 27th » Admiral P, Zambian-Norwegian singer-songwriter
• 27th » Tracy Phillips (actress) called Tracy Phillips, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 27th » Jhon Valencia, Colombian footballer and coach
• 28th » Sonia Agarwal, Indian actress
• 28th » Luis Tejada, Panamanian footballer
• 29th » Hideaki Takizawa, Japanese actor and singer (Tackey & Tsubasa)
• 30th » Jason Dohring, American actor
• 30th » Mark Hudson (footballer born 1982) named Mark Hudson, English footballer
• 30th » Philippe Mexès, French footballer
• 30th » Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer
• 31st » Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
• 31st » Ryland Blackinton, American guitarist (Cobra Starship and This Is Ivy League)
• 31st » Bam Childress, American football player
• 31st » Audrey Kawasaki, American painter
• 31st » Lennon Murphy, American singer-songwriter and producer

Famous Deaths for March 1982

• 1st » Frank Sargeson, New Zealand author (b. 1903)
• 2nd » Philip K. Dick, American author (b. 1928)
• 3rd » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian poet and critic (b. 1896)
• 3rd » Georges Perec, French author (b. 1936)
• 4th » Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (b. 1912)
• 5th » John Belushi, American actor (b. 1949)
• 6th » Ayn Rand, Russian-American author (b. 1905)
• 10th » Minoru Shirota, Japanese physician and microbiologist, invented Yakult (b. 1899)
• 11th » Edmund Cooper, English author (b. 1926)
• 11th » Horace Gregory, American poet (b. 1898)
• 18th » Patrick Smith (politician) or Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician (b. 1901)
• 19th » Alan Badel, English actor (b. 1923)
• 19th » J. B. Kripalani, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 19th » Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Quiet Riot) (b. 1956)
• 21st » Harry H. Corbett, English actor (b. 1925)
• 27th » Betty Schade, German-American actress (b. 1895)
• 28th » William Giauque, Canadian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 29th » Walter Hallstein, German educator and politician (b. 1901)
• 29th » Carl Orff, German composer (b. 1895)
• 29th » Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)

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