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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of November 1982?


Events

  • 01 Nov 1982 Andrew Dice Clay & George Wendt appear in Trick or Treatment
  • 02 Nov 1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die
  • 03 Nov 1982 The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points, or 4.25 prercent, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than nine years.
  • 04 Nov 1982 Ruud Lubbers becomes Dutch Premier
  • 05 Nov 1982 George Harrison releases Gone Troppo album
  • 06 Nov 1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
  • 07 Nov 1982 Your Arms are Too Short to Box closes at Alvin NYC after 69 performances
  • 08 Nov 1982 In Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA a falling meteorite pierces the roof of a house.
  • 09 Nov 1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time.
  • 10 Nov 1982 IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy
  • 11 Nov 1982 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launches first commercial flight.
  • 12 Nov 1982 USSR KGB-chief Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as USSR leader
  • 13 Nov 1982 Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington DC
  • 14 Nov 1982 Polish Solidarity Chairman Lech Walesa freed
  • 16 Nov 1982 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
  • 17 Nov 1982 Dale Murphy wins NL MVP
  • 18 Nov 1982 Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World
  • 20 Nov 1982 Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live
  • 22 Nov 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas
  • 23 Nov 1982 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6
  • 24 Nov 1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
  • 25 Nov 1982 The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroys an entire city block, including the Northwestern National Bank building and the recently closed Donaldson's Department Store.
  • 26 Nov 1982 Yasuhiro Nakasone elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki
  • 27 Nov 1982 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
  • 28 Nov 1982 Pirates of Penzance closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 performances
  • 30 Nov 1982 STS-6 vehicle moves to launch pad

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in November 1982?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Up Where We Belong
  2. - Trulyyoutube
  3. - Who Can It Be Now?
  4. - Gloria
  5. - Heart Attack

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I Don't Wanna Dance
  2. - Heartbreaker
  3. - Mad World
  4. - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
  5. - (Sexual) Healing

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Gandhi

Gandhi

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Richard Attenborough

Starring: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox

Country: United States of America

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Alan Arkin

Country: United States of America

Valentina

Valentina

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Antonio José Betancor

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Jorge Sanz, Paloma Gómez, Saturno Cerra

Tootsie

Tootsie

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman

Country: United States of America

Frances

Frances

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Graeme Clifford

Starring: Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Bart Burns

Books

Which were the most popular books released in November 1982?
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Lace by Shirley Conran

Lace

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"Which of your bitches is my mother?" Four sophisticated, successful and elegant women in their 40s are invited to New York's Pierre Hotel by Lili, a woman who is renowned for her elegance.

Crossings by Danielle Steel

Crossings

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The majestic Normandie sails across the Atlantic, despite rumors of war.

Growing Up by Russell Baker

Growing Up

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This Pulitzer Prize-winner "is the saddest, most funny, most tragical, and yet the best picture of coming to age in the U.S.A. during the Depresson years, World War II."

Keeping Faith by Jimmy Carter

Keeping Faith

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Keeping Faith, Jimmy Carter's memoir of the joys, frustrations, and solitude that accompany the man in the Oval Office, is now available in paperback for the first-time.

Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon

Master of the Game

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KATE BLACKWELL: Who is she? She is the symbol for success. A beautiful woman who turned her inheritance into an international conglomerate. She was awarded a special place among the rich and famous.