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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1982?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1982 Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 mph
  • 02 Sep 1982 Tom Baker, American actor, dies of a drug overdose at age 42 (born 1940).
  • 04 Sep 1982 Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die
  • 05 Sep 1982 82nd US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel
  • 06 Sep 1982 Dutch Internal Minister Mr M Red assigns BVD to spy on communists
  • 08 Sep 1982 Dutch social dem party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament
  • 09 Sep 1982 Your Arms are Too Short... opens at Alvin NYC for 69 performances
  • 10 Sep 1982 Decca releases Beatle audition Complete Silver Beatles album
  • 11 Sep 1982 96th US Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats Hana Mandlikova (63 61)
  • 12 Sep 1982 102nd US Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 62 46 64)
  • 13 Sep 1982 Joe Lefevre gets six hits in one baseball game.
  • 14 Sep 1982 36 snow (Red Lodge, MT)
  • 15 Sep 1982 Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat
  • 16 Sep 1982 Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila and Sabra begins.
  • 17 Sep 1982 New Jersey Devils' first exhibition game, beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
  • 18 Sep 1982 Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon.
  • 19 Sep 1982 34th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda and Carol Kane
  • 20 Sep 1982 Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan vs. Australia
  • 21 Sep 1982 STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad
  • 23 Sep 1982 Amin Gemayel, brother of Bachir, is elected president of Lebanon.
  • 24 Sep 1982 US, Italian, and French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon.
  • 25 Sep 1982 Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Ill 31-6
  • 26 Sep 1982 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
  • 27 Sep 1982 Cards clinching NL East title
  • 28 Sep 1982 1st reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
  • 29 Sep 1982 1st broadcast of Cheers on NBC-TV
  • 30 Sep 1982 National railroad strike in Belgium

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Music charts

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

  1. - Abracadabra
  2. - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
  3. - Jack & Diane
  4. - Eye Of The Tiger
  5. - Hold Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Eye Of The Tiger
  2. - Pass The Dutchie
  3. - Save A Prayer
  4. - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
  5. - Private Investigations

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Richard Benjamin

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna

We of the Never Never

We of the Never Never

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Igor Auzins

Starring: Angela Punch McGregor, Arthur Dignam, Martin Vaughan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Nikaah

Nikaah

Release year: 1982

Directed by: B.R. Chopra

Starring: Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Asrani, Heena Kausar

Smithereens

Smithereens

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Susan Seidelman

Starring: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich

Split Image

Split Image

Release year: 1982

Directed by: Ted Kotcheff

Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, James Woods

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1982?
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Space by James A. Michener

Space

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James A. Michener, a well-known chronicler of epic events in world history, tackles the most challenging subject of his career: Space, the last great frontier.

A Light In The Attic by Shel Silverstein

A Light In The Attic

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While I was thinking here last night, Some Whatifs crawled into my ear. They danced and partied all night. And sang the same old Whatif song: What if I fail that test?

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook by William Kotzwinkle

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook

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Scholastic Book Services, 1982 First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0590374085.

Life Extension by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw

Life Extension

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Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach by Pearson, Durk, and Sandy Shaw

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.