October 1982 calendar

October 1982
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1982.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1982: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1982?

Events

01 Oct 1982 Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
02 Oct 1982 Bomb attack in Teheran, kills 60, injures 700
03 Oct 1982 Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship
04 Oct 1982 Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of German FR
05 Oct 1982 Hernan Siles Zuazo appointed President of Bolivia
07 Oct 1982 Olof Palme forms Swedish government
08 Oct 1982 Poland bans Solidarity after having suspended it on 13 December 1981.
09 Oct 1982 Attack on synagouge in Rome, 1 dead
10 Oct 1982 Brewers beat Angels in ALCS
11 Oct 1982 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg
12 Oct 1982 38.6 cm (15.2 inches) of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record).
13 Oct 1982 IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe
14 Oct 1982 President Reagan proclaims war against drugs
15 Oct 1982 The Garn - St Germain Depository Institutions Act deregulates the U.S. savings and loan industry.
16 Oct 1982 Devils 1st road victory 6-5 over Penguins
17 Oct 1982 1st live orchestra on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony)
19 Oct 1982 Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty)
20 Oct 1982 Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler
22 Oct 1982 Gene Mauch resigns as manager of Angels
24 Oct 1982 13th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29
26 Oct 1982 US budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982
27 Oct 1982 IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics
28 Oct 1982 NASA launches RCA-E.
29 Oct 1982 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release Girl is Mine
30 Oct 1982 Portugal revises constitution
31 Oct 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes first pontiff to visit Spain.
05 Oct 1982 Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.