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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. 1982 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 1982. For other uses, see 1982 (disambiguation). Clockwise from top-left: the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies besiege the city of Hama, killing 350–400 ...
May 1 – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. Over 11 million people attend the fair during its 6-month run. May 2 – The Weather Channel is begun in the U.S.
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The 1982–1983 El Niño event was one of the strongest El Niño events since records were kept. It led to droughts in Indonesia and Australia , widespread flooding across the southern United States , lack of snow in the northern United States, and an anomalously warm winter across much of the mid-latitude regions of North America and Eurasia ...
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2 January – Ricky Januarie, rugby player. 8 March – Brett Evans, football player. 17 March – Steven Pienaar, football player. 18 March – Sisanda Henna, producer, director, and actor. 24 March – Fourie du Preez, rugby player. 2 May – Johan Botha (cricketer), cricketer. 18 May – Katlego Mashego, football player.
The 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships opened in Munich, West Germany. They would continue through May 15. [84] The Vatican announced that Pope John Paul II had named two new bishops in South America. Gerardo Sueldo was named Bishop of Orán, Argentina, and Alberto Jara Franzoy was named Bishop of Chillán, Chile. [85] Falklands War: