July 1982 calendar

July 1982
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1982: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1982?

Events

01 Jul 1982 ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
02 Jul 1982 Larry Walters, a.k.a. Lawn Chair Larry, flies 16,000 feet above Long Beach, California in lawn chair with weather balloons attached.
03 Jul 1982 89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62)
04 Jul 1982 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie
05 Jul 1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas
06 Jul 1982 A lunar eclipse (umbral duration 236 min and total duration 106 min, the longest of the 20th century) occurs.
07 Jul 1982 David Moorcroft of United Kingdom sets record for 5000m, 13:00.41.
08 Jul 1982 7 Brides for 7 Brothers opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
09 Jul 1982 Botham scores 208 in 225 balls, England vs. India at The Oval
10 Jul 1982 Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week
11 Jul 1982 7 Brides for 7 Brothers closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances
12 Jul 1982 Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
13 Jul 1982 53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal
15 Jul 1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas
16 Jul 1982 George P Shultz sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs
18 Jul 1982 Blues in the Night closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances
19 Jul 1982 1st annual Cracker Jack Oldtimers Classic 75-year-old Luke Appling hits a 250-foot HR off Warren Spahn, AL beats NL 7-2
20 Jul 1982 Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks
21 Jul 1982 HMS ''Hermes'', the Royal Navy flagship during the Falklands War, returns home to Portsmouth to a hero's welcome.
22 Jul 1982 Biggest mass wedding, Rev Sun Myung Moon weds 2,200 couples in New York City
23 Jul 1982 FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo
24 Jul 1982 KHJ (LA) and KFRC (San Francisco) become 2nd and 3rd stereo AM stations
25 Jul 1982 20th Tennis Federation Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA
26 Jul 1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe
27 Jul 1982 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's first visit to US in almost 11 years.
29 Jul 1982 Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson
30 Jul 1982 Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats
31 Jul 1982 46 kids and 7 adults die as 2 buses and several cars collide in France
06 Jul 1982 While attempting to return to Sheremetyevo International Airport Aeroflot Flight 411, an Ilyushin Il-62, crashes near Mendeleyevo, Moscow Oblast, killing all 90 people on board.