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1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). Events January January 1 ITV companies Central Independent Television Television South and Television South West start broadcasting replacing ATV Southern Television and Westward Television respectively. January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the Freeway Killer. January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself into 22 subdivisions.citation needed January 10 The lowest ever United Kingdom temperature of 27.2 C (17.0 F) is recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This equals the record set in the same place in 1895 (the record is equalled again at Altnaharra in 1995). January 11 Mark Thatcher son of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher disappears in the Sahara during the Paris-Dakar Rally. He is rescued January 14. January 11January 17 A brutal cold snap sends temperatures to all-time record lows in dozens of cities throughout the Midwestern United States. January 13 Shortly after takeoff Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into Washington D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River killing 78. On the same day a Washington Metro train derails to the north killing 3 (the system's first fatal accident). January 17 Cold Sunday sweeps over the northern United States. January 26 Mauno Koivisto is elected President of Finland. Unemployment in the United Kingdom increases by 129918 to 3070621 a post-war record. January 27 The Garret FitzGerald government of the Republic of Ireland is defeated 8281 on its budget; Fitzgerald announces his resignation. January 28

United States Army Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued by the Italian anti-terrorism Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (NOCS) force after being held captive for 42 days by the Red Brigades. February February 1 Senegal and Gambia form a loose Senegambia Confederation. February 2 The Hama massacre begins in Syria. February 3 Syrian president Hafez al-Assad orders the army to purge the city of Harran of the Muslim Brotherhood. February 5 London-based Laker Airways collapses leaving 6000 stranded passengers and debts of $270 million. February 9 Japan Airlines Flight 350 crashes in Tokyo Bay due to thrust reversal on approach to Tokyo International Airport killing 24 among the 174 people on board. February 15 The oil platform Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland killing all 84 rig workers aboard. February 18 The Republic of Ireland general election gives a boost to Fianna Fil. February 19 The DeLorean Motor Company Car Factory in Belfast is put into receivership. February 24 In South Africa 22 National Party MPs led by Andries Treurnicht vote for no confidence in P. W. Botha. February 25 The European Court of Human Rights rules that teachers who cane belt or tase children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention. February 27 Atlanta murders of 1979-1981: Wayne Williams is convicted of the murdering two children and is sentenced to two consecutive life terms. March March 3 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom opens the Barbican Centre in London. March 9 Charles Haughey becomes Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. March 10 The United States places an embargo on Libyan oil imports alleging Libyan support for terrorist groups. Syzygy: All eight planets align on the same side of the Sun (see also Jupiter effect). March 16 In Newport Rhode Island Claus von Blow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife. March 18 An Argentine scrap metal dealer raises the Argentine flag in South Georgia. Mary Whitehouse's private prosecution of The Romans in Britain collapses. March 26 A ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington DC. March 29 Royal Assent given to the Canada Act 1982 setting the stage for the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution on April 17. The 54th Academy Awards hosted by Johnny Carson are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California. Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and three other Academy Awards. April April 2 The Falklands War begins: Argentina invades and occupies the Falkland Islands. April 3 Argentina's Invasion of South Georgia April 6 A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 12 feet of snow on the northeastern United States closing schools and businesses snarling traffic and canceling several major league baseball games. April 17 By Proclamation of the Queen of Canada on Parliament Hill Canada patriates its constitution gaining full political independence from the United Kingdom; included is the country's first entrenched bill of rights. April 23 Dennis Wardlow mayor of Key West Florida declares the independent "Conch Republic" for a day. April 24 German singer Nicole wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 for Germany with the song Ein Bisschen Frieden. April 25 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula in accordance with the EgyptianIsraeli Peace Treaty. April 26 British retake South Georgia during Operation Paraquet May The ARA General Belgrano sinks following attack by Royal Navy submarine HMS Conqueror. May 1 A crowd of over 100000 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 Falklands War: The nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano killing 323 sailors. The Weather Channel airs on cable television for the first time. May 4 Falklands War: HMS Sheffield is hit by an Exocet missile and burns out of control; 20 sailors are killed. The ship sinks on May 10. May 5 A Unabomber bomb explodes in the computer science department at Vanderbilt University; secretary Janet Smith is injured. May 8 French-Canadian racing driver Gilles Villeneuve is killed during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. May 12 Spanish priest Juan Mara Fernndez y Krohn tries to stab Pope John Paul II with a bayonet during the latter's pilgrimage to the shrine at Fatima. Braniff International Airways is declared bankrupt and ceases all flights. May 21 Falklands War: British landings sparked the Battle of San Carlos May 22 Falklands War: HMS Ardent is sunk by Argentine aircraft killing 22 sailors. International Maritime Organization (IMO). May 23 Falklands War: HMS Antelope is lost May 24 Iranian troops retake Khorramshahr. KGB head Yuri Andropov is appointed to the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. May 25 British ships HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor are sunk during the Falklands War May 26 Aston Villa wins the European Cup beating Bayern Munich 10 after a 69-minute goal by Peter Withe in Rotterdam. Kielder Water an artificial lake in Northumberland is opened. May 27 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. wins the FA Cup beating QPR 10 in a replay. Conservative candidate Tim Smith holds the seat of Beaconsfield in a by-election. The Labour Party candidate is future Prime Minister Tony Blair. May 30 Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the 1st nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955. Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds the closest finish to that date after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps. Hussain Muhammad Ershad seizes power in Bangladesh. Cal Ripken Jr. plays the first of what eventually becomes his record-breaking streak of 2632 consecutive Major League Baseball games. June June 6 The 1982 Lebanon War begins: Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon in their "Operation Peace for the Galilee" eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. The United Nations Security Council votes to demand that Israel withdraw its troops from Lebanon. June 8 President Ronald Reagan becomes the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament. Falklands War: British RFA Sir Galahad is destroyed during the Bluff Cove Air Attacks VASP Flight 168 a Boeing 727 passenger jet crashes into forest Fortaleza killing 137. June 12 A rally against nuclear weapons draws 750000 to New York City's Central Park. Jackson Browne James Taylor Bruce Springsteen and Linda Ronstadt attend. An international convocation at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine features prominent peace activists from around the world and afterward participants march on Fifth Avenue to Central Park for the rally. June 13 The 1982 FIFA World Cup begins in Spain. Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother Khalid. June 14 The Falklands War ends: Formal surrender of Argentine forces and liberation of the Falkland Islanders. June 18 Argentine military dictator Leopoldo Galtieri resigns in the wake of his country's defeat in the Falklands War. June 19 The body of "God's Banker" Roberto Calvi chairman of Banco Ambrosiano is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London. June 21 Prince William is born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington West London. June 24 British Airways Flight 9 suffers a temporary 4-engine flameout and damage to the exterior of the plane after flying through the otherwise undetected ash plume from Indonesia's Mount Galunggung. June 25 The Institute for Puerto Rican Policy is founded in New York City to research and advocate for Puerto Rican and Latino community issues. In 2006 it changes it name to the National Institute for Latino Policy. June 30 The Equal Rights Amendment falls short of the 38 states needed to pass; Phyllis Schlafly and other leaders of the Christian right take credit for its defeat. July July 1 Mauricio recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). July 2 Larry Walters a.k.a. Lawn Chair Larry flies 16000 feet (4900 m) above Long Beach California in a lawn chair with weather balloons attached. Roy Jenkins is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Party. July 3 ASLEF train drivers in the United Kingdom go on strike over hours of work; they return to work on July 18. July 4 Four Iranian diplomats are kidnapped upon Israel's invasion of Lebanon. July 6 A lunar eclipse (umbral duration 236 min and total duration 106 min the longest of the 20th century) occurs. July 9 Pan Am Flight 759 (Boeing 727) crashes in Kenner Louisiana killing all 146 on board and 8 on the ground. Intruder Michael Fagan visits Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom for a chat. July 11 Italy beats West Germany 31 to win the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. July 12 Checker Motors Corporation ceases production of automobiles. July 15 Geoffrey Prime a GCHQ civil servant is remanded in custody on charges under the Official Secrets Act 1911. July 16 In New York City The Reverend Sun Myung Moon is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $25000 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. July 19 William Whitelaw Home Secretary announces that Michael Trestrail (the Queen's bodyguard) has resigned from the Metropolitan Police Service over a relationship with a male prostitute. July 20 The Provisional IRA detonates 2 bombs in central London killing 8 soldiers wounding 47 people and leading to the deaths of 7 horses. July 21 HMS Hermes the Royal Navy flagship during the Falklands War returns home to Portsmouth to a hero's welcome. July 23 The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 19851986. A coroner's jury returns a verdict of suicide on Roberto Calvi who was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge. Torrential rain and mudslides in Nagasaki Japan destroy bridges and kill 299. On a movie set the Twilight Zone actor Vic Morrow and 2 child actors die in a helicopter stunt accident. July 31 In Beaune France 53 persons 46 of them children die in a highway accident (France's worst). August August 3 Venezuela recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). August 4 The United Nations Security Council votes to censure Israel because its troops are still in Lebanon. August 7 Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini resigns. August 11 Surinam recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). August 12 Mexico announces it is unable to pay its large foreign debt triggering a debt crisis that quickly spread throughout Latin America. August 13 In Hong Kong health warnings on cigarette packets are made statutory.1 August 17 The first compact discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany. August 20 Lebanese Civil War: A multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon. French troops arrive August 21 U.S. Marines August 25. September September 3 Italian general Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa is killed in a Mafia ambush. September 5 Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch is kidnapped. September 14 Lebanese President-elect Bachir Gemayel is assassinated in Beirut. September 18 The Lebanese Christian Militia (the Phalange) kill thousands of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps with the overlooking of Israeli troops in West Beirut. The massacre is in retaliation for the assassination of pro-Israel president-elect Bachir Gemayel as well as several Palestinian massacres against Lebanese Christians. September 19 The first emoticons are posted by Scott Fahlman. September 21 The first International Day of Peace (United Nations) September 23 Amin Gemayel brother of Bachir is elected president of Lebanon. September 25 In Israel 400000 marchers demand the resignation of Prime Minister Menachem Begin. September 26 Thermals take Australian parachutist Rich Collins up to 2800 metres (9200 ft) during a jump; he almost blacks out due to lack of oxygen. He releases his main parachute to fall to lower altitude and lands by his reserve parachute. September 29October 1 The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders occur when 7 people in the Chicago area die after ingesting capsules laced with potassium cyanide. October October 1 Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence. In Orlando Florida Walt Disney World opens the second largest theme park EPCOT Center to the public for the first time. Sony launches the first consumer compact disc (CD) player (model CDP-101). October 8 Poland bans Solidarity after having suspended it on 13 December 1981. October 11 The Mary Rose flagship of Henry VIII of England that sank in 1545 is raised. October 13 The Ford Sierra is launched in Europe replacing the Ford Cortina October 19 John De Lorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty due to entrapment). October 20 Luzhniki disaster: During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem at least 63 people are crushed to death. World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 63 in game 7. October 27 In Canada Dominion Day is officially renamed Canada Day. October 28 The Socialist Party wins the election in Spain; Felipe Gonzlez is elected Prime Minister. November November 3 A gasoline or petrol tanker explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan killing at least 176 people. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points or 4.25% to close at 1065.49 its first all-time high in more than 9 years. It last hit a record on January 11 1973 when the average closed at 1051.70. The points gain is the biggest ever up to this point. November 6 Camerun president Ahmadou Ahidjo resigns replaced by Paul Biya. November 7 The Thames Barrier is first publicly demonstrated. November 8 Kenan Evren becomes the seventh president of Turkey as a result of constitution referandum. His former title was head of state. November 12 In the Soviet Union former KGB head Yuri Andropov is selected to become the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee succeeding the late Leonid I. Brezhnev. November 13 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. November 14 The leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement Lech Wasa is released from 11 months of internment near the Soviet border. November 20 University of California Berkeley executes "The Play" in a college football game against Stanford. Completing a wacky 57-yard kickoff return that includes 5 laterals Kevin Moen runs through Stanford band members who had prematurely come onto the field. His touchdown stands and California wins 2520. November 27 Yasuhiro Nakasone becomes Prime minister of Japan. November 28 Representatives from 88 countries gather in Geneva to discuss world trade and ways to work toward aspects of free trade. November 30 Michael Jackson releases "Thriller" the biggest selling album of all time. December December 1 Miguel de la Madrid takes office as President of Mexico. December 2 At the University of Utah 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart (he lives for 112 days with the device). December 3 A final soil sample is taken from the site of Times Beach Missouri. It is found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. December 4 The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. December 7 The first U.S. execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas. December 8 The December murders occur in Suriname. December 12 Women's peace protest at Greenham Common: 30000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km (9 mi) perimeter fence. December 13 An earthquake (Richter Scale 6.0 magnitude) in Dhamar northern Yemen kills at least 1507. December 14 Bolivia recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). December 22 Indian Ocean Commission (Commission de l'Ocan Indien) (COI) created by Port Louis Agreement. December 23 The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends the evacuation of Times Beach Missouri due to dangerous levels of dioxin contamination. December 26 Time Magazine's Man of the Year is given for the first time to a non-human the computer. Date unknown A brief but severe recession begins in the United States. Seattle is officially dubbed the Emerald City after a contest is held to choose a new city slogan. George Stigler is awarded The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The car brand Toyota Camry is introduced. Dorling Kindersley formerly a book packager begins publishing. The Commodore 64 PC is released (over 20 million will be sold by 1994). A global surplus of crude oil causes gasoline prices to collapse. In a Gallup Poll 51% of Americans do not accept homosexuality as normal. The first China Central Television New Year's Gala program starts. This program is watched by 1.1 billion Chinese every year. Number of students graduating university in Cameroon 10000. Random Breath Teasting is introduced in New South Wales (Australia). Births JanuaryMarch January 1 Kevin Dudley American football player David Nalbandian Argentine tennis player January 4 Kang Hye-jeong South Korean actress Richard Logan English footballer January 5 Janica Kosteli Croatian skier Vadims Vasilevskis Latvian javelin thrower January 6 Eddie Redmayne English actor Gilbert Arenas American basketball player January 7 Francisco Rodrguez Venezuelan baseball player Camilo Villegas Colombian golfer January 9 Kate Middleton fiance of HRH Prince William Duke of Cambridge January 12 Dontrelle Willis American baseball player January 13 Guillermo Coria Argentine tennis player Ruth Wilson English actress January 14 Caleb Followill American singer (Kings of Leon) Vctor Valds Spanish football player January 15 Benjamin Agosto American skater January 17 Dwyane Wade American basketball player January 18 Quinn Allman American guitarist (The Used) January 19 Jodie Sweetin American actress January 21 Go Shiozaki Japanese professional wrestler January 22 Liane Bahler German professional cyclist (d. 2007) Jason Peters American football player January 25 Sho Sakurai Japanese singer Noemi Italian singer January 28 Ainett Stephens Venezuelan television personality/model in Italy January 29 Adam Lambert American singer Heidi Mueller American actress January 31 Elena Paparizou Greek-Swedish singer February 1 Gavin Henson Welsh rugby union player Iness Chepkesis Chenonge Kenyan athlete February 2 Kelly Mazzante American basketball player Filippo Magnini Italian swimmer February 3 Vera Brezhneva Ukrainian and Russian pop-singer and television presenter February 4 Mandisa Stevenson American basketball player Tomas Vaitkus Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist February 5 Kevin Everett American football player February 8 Zersenay Tadese Eritrean long distance track/road running athlete February 9 Ami Suzuki Japanese singer February 10 Mon Redee Sut Txi Malaysian athlete Justin Gatlin American athlete February 11 Neil Robertson Australian snooker player February 13 Lanisha Cole American model February 14 Marin Gbork Czechosovakian (now Slovakia) hockey player (Minnesota Wild) February 16 Lupe Fiasco American rapper. February 17 Adriano Leite Ribeiro Brazilian footballer February 18 Jessie Ward American actress February 19 Camelia Potec Romanian swimmer February 22 Kelly Johnson American baseball player Jenna Haze American pornographic actress February 25 Chris Baird Northern Irish footballer Maria Kanellis Professional Wrestler/Model February 28 Andres Nuiame Estonian soldier (d. 2004) March 2 Henrik Lundqvist Swedish hockey goaltender Ben Roethlisberger American football player Mike Nugent American football player Kevin Kuranyi German soccer player March 3 Jessica Biel American actress March 4 Landon Donovan American soccer player March 5 Daniel Carter New Zealand rugby player March 6 Stephen Jordan English footballer March 8 Nicoleta Onel Romanian gymnast Kat Von D Mexican-American tattoo artist March 9 Paul Ballard English television presenter March 10 Kwame Brown American basketball player March 11 Thora Birch American actress March 15 Bobby Boswell American soccer player March 19 Triana Iglesias Norwegian model/Playboy Cyber Girl March 20 Nick Wheeler American musician (The All-American Rejects) March 21 Maria Elena Camerin Italian tennis player March 23 Tomasz Kuszczak Polish football goalkeeper March 24 Kenichirou Ohashi Japanese voice actor March 25 Danica Patrick American race car driver Sean Faris American actor March 30 Jason Dohring American actor Philippe Mexes French footballer March 30 Javier Garcia Portillo Spanish footballer AprilJune April 1 Andreas Thorkildsen Norwegian javelin thrower Robert Vittek Slovakian football player April 2 David Ferrer Spanish tennis player April 3 Jared Allen American football player Kasumi Nakane Japanese gravure idol April 5 Matt Pickens American soccer player April 6 Ilan Hall Israeli-American chef April 7 Sonjay Dutt Indian American professional wrestler April 9 Olimpio Cipriano Angolan basketball player April 10 Chyler Leigh American actress April 13 Nellie McKay American singer April 15 Seth Rogen Canadian actor/comedian April 18 Marie-laine Thibert Canadian singer April 20 Keiichiro Nagashima Japanese speed skater April 22 Kak Brazilian footballer April 24 Kelly Clarkson American singer Shayna Nackoney Canadian synchronized swimmer April 25 Monty Panesar English cricketer April 26 Nadja Benaissa German pop singer April 27 Katrina Johnson American actress April 28 Nikki Grahame British reality TV star Donna Feldman American model and actress April 30 Kirsten Dunst American actress May 1 Darijo Srna Croatian soccer player May 4 Markus Rogan Austrian swimmer Vera Schmidt Hungarian singer-songwriter May 6 Jason Witten American football player May 7 kos Buzsky Hungarian footballer May 10 Adebayo Akinfenwa English footballer Jeremy Gable American playwright May 13 Oguchi Onyewu American soccer player May 14 Ai Shibata Japanese swimmer May 15 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaican athlete May 17 Dylan Macallister Australian soccer player Tony Parker French basketball player May 19 Kevin Amankwaah English footballer Rebecca Hall British actress May 20 Petr ech Czech footballer May 22 Apolo Anton Ohno American short track speed skater and actor Erin McNaught 2006 Miss Australia May 25 Alexandr Ivanov Russian javelin thrower May 26 Yoko Matsugane Japanese model May 29 Ana Beatriz Barros Brazilian model Anita Briem Icelandic actress June 1 Justine Henin Belgian tennis player June 3 Yelena Isinbayeva Russian athlete June 7 Amy Nuttall British actress and opera singer June 8 Nadia Petrova Russian tennis player June 10 Tara Lipinski American figure skater Princess Madeleine of Sweden Leelee Sobieski American actress June 11 Diana Taurasi American basketball player Eldar Rnning Norwegian cross-country skier June 12 Jason David American Football player June 13 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopian long-distance runner June 14 Lang Lang Chinese pianist June 16 Missy Peregrym Canadian actress June 18 Marco Borriello Italian football player June 21 HRH Prince William Duke of Cambridge June 22 Soraia Chaves Portuguese actress and model June 23 Joona Puhakka Finnish diver June 24 Jarret Stoll Canadian ice hockey player June 25 Mikhail Youzhny Russian tennis player June 27 Takeru Shibaki Japanese actor June 30 Lizzy Caplan American actress JulySeptember July 1 Hilarie Burton American actress and VJ July 5 Alberto Gilardino Italian footballer July 7 Jan Latvka Czech footballer July 8 Sophia Bush American actress Hakim Warrick American basketball player July 9 Sakon Yamamoto Japanese racecar driver July 10 Sebastian Mila Polish footballer July 12 Antonio Cassano Italian footballer (soccer player) July 16 Steven Hooker Australian pole volter July 18 Priyanka Chopra Indian actress and beauty queen July 19 Jared Padalecki American actor July 24 Anna Paquin Canadian-born actress July 25 Brad Renfro American actor (d. 2008) July 30 James Anderson English cricketer Yvonne Strahovski Australian actress August 2 Hlder Postiga Portuguese footballer (soccer player) August 5 Lolo Jones American track and field athlete August 6 Kevin van der Perren Belgian figure skater August 7 Yana Klochkova Ukrainian swimmer Marco Melandri Italian motorcycle racer August 9 Tyson Gay American athlete August 10 Devon Aoki American supermodel and actress Shaun Murphy English snooker player August 12 Jon Olsson Swedish freestyle skier August 13 Shani Davis American speed skater August 14 Larissa Franca Brazilian beach volleyball player August 16 Joleon Lescott English footballer August 17 Jon Olsson Swedish Fresstyle Skier August 19 Willy Denzey French singer August 23 Natalie Coughlin American Olympic swimmer August 24 Kim Kllstrm Swedish footballer August 28 LeAnn Rimes American singer Karo Parisyan Armenian MMA fighter August 29 Vincent Enyeama Nigerian football goalkeeper August 30 Andy Roddick American tennis player August 31 Jos Manuel Reina Pez Spanish footballer September 1 Jeffrey Buttle Canadian figure skater September 2 Mandy Cho Hong Kong actress September 5 Cyndi Wang Taiwanese singer and actress September 9 Ai Otsuka Japanese singer songwriter pianist and actress September 11 Shriya Saran Indian actress September 12 Nana Ozaki Japanese gravure idol September 13 Nen Brazilian basketball player Miha Zupan Slovenian basketball player September 18 Lukas Reimann (Swiss politician) September 19 Nicole Voss American model September 22 Kosuke Kitajima Japanese swimmer Billie Piper English actress and singer September 23 Shyla Stylez Canadian pornographic actress September 25 Hyun Bin Korean actor September 26 Betty Sun Chinese actress September 27 Darrent Williams Denver Broncos cornerback (d. 2007) September 28 Emeka Okafor American basketball player Abhinav BindraIndian Shooter Ranbir Kapoor Indian actor Anderson Varejo American basketball player September 29 Ariana Jollee American porn actress and director September 30 Lacey Chabert American actress Michelle Marsh British model OctoberDecember October 1 Sandra Oxenryd Swedish pop singer October 3 Erik von Detten American actor October 5 Zhang Yining Chinese table tennis player October 6 MC Lars American rapper Levon Aronian Armenian chess Grandmaster October 7 Madjid Bougherra Algerian footballer Jermain Defoe English footballer Robby Ginepri American tennis player October 9 Travis Rice Professional Snowboarder October 10 Jason Oost Dutch footballer October 11 Salim Stoudamire American basketball player Valentina Zelyaeva Russian model October 13 Ian Thorpe Australian swimmer Jo Yoon-hee South Korean actress & model October 15 Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatarian athlete Jessica Rey American actress October 17 Nick Riewoldt Australian rules footballer October 18 or October 19 Shauntay Henderson American criminal October 19 Louis Oosthuizen South African golfer October 21 Matt Dallas American actor Lee Chong Wei Malaysian badminton Player October 22 Robinson Can Dominican baseball player Heath Miller American football player October 25 Eman Lam Hong Kong singer October 27 Dennis Moran American computer hacker October 28 Anthony Lerew American baseball player Matt Smith British actor Kuraki Mai Japanese singer October 29 Ariel Lin Taiwanese actress and singer November 2 Kyoko Fukada Japanese actress model and singer November 8 Ethan Ruana Taiwanese actor Francesco Molinari Italian golfer November 9 Jana Pittman Australian athlete November 10 Heather Matarazzo American actress November 11 Brittny Gastineau American model and socialite November 12 Anne Hathaway American actress Mikele Leigertwood English footballer November 13 Kumi Koda Japanese singer November 14 Sailosi Tagicakibau Samoan rugby player November 15 Joe Kowalewski American football player November 22 Charlene Choi Hong Kong singer and actress November 23 Asafa Powell Jamaican sprinter November 26 Karl Henry Professional football player November 27 Aleksandr Kerzhakov Russian soccer player November 28 Steve Mullings Jamaican athlete November 29 Ashley Force American race car driver November 30 Elisha Cuthbert Canadian actress Clmence Posy French actress December 3 Jaycee Chan Hong Kong actor and singer Michael Essien Ghanaian footballer December 4 Nick Vujicic director of Life Without Limbs December 6 Ryan Carnes American actor Alberto Contador Spanish cyclist December 8 Jang Ja-yeon South Korean actress (d. 2009) December 13 Anthony Callea Australian singer December 14 Anthony Way British singer and actor December 16 Stanislav Sestak Slovakian footballer December 19 Tero Pitkamaki Finnish javelin thrower December 20 David Wright American baseball player December 24 Robert Carmine American singer Masaki Aiba Japanese singer December 26 Aksel Lund Svindal Norwegian alpine skier December 27 Terji Skibens Faroese guitarist (Tr) December 30 Kristin Kreuk Canadian actress December 31 Luke Schenscher Australian basketball player Deaths JanuaryMarch January 1 Victor Buono American actor (b. 1938) January 5 Hans Conreid American actor (b. 1917) Harvey Lembeck American actor (b. 1923) January 8 Reta Shaw American actress (b. 1912) January 10 Paul Lynde American actor (b. 1926) January 13 Marcel Camus French film director (b. 1912) January 17 Juan O'Gorman Mexican Architect (b. 1905) January 19 Elis Regina Brazilian singer (b. 1945) January 22 Eduardo Frei Montalva Chilean politician and former President (b. 1904) January 26 Mikhail Suslov Soviet politician and Politburo member (b. 1902) January 30 Stanley Holloway English actor (b. 1890) Lightnin' Hopkins American musician (b. 1912) February 4 Sue Carol American actress (b. 1906) Alex Harvey Scottish musician (b. 1935) February 5 Neil Aggett South African labor leader (suicide) (b. 1953) February 11 Eleanor Powell American dancer (b. 1912) Takashi Shimura Japanese actor (b. 1905) February 12 Victor Jory Canadian actor (b. 1902) February 17 Thelonious Monk American jazz pianist (b. 1917) Lee Strasberg American actor and acting coach (b. 1901) February 21 Gershom Scholem German-born Israeli Jewish philosopher and historian (b. 1897) February 24 Virginia Bruce American actress (b. 1910) March 2 Philip K. Dick American author (b. 1928) March 5 John Belushi American actor (b. 1949) March 6 Ayn Rand Russian-born author (b. 1905) March 8 Rab Butler British statesman (b. 1902) March 19 Randy Rhoads American guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne (plane crash) (b. 1956) March 25 Goodman Ace American humorist (b. 1899) March 26 Sam Kydd Irish-born English actor (b. 1915) March 27 Harriet Adams American novelist (b. 1892) March 28 William Giauque Canadian chemist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) March 29 Carl Orff German composer (b. 1895) AprilJune April 3 Warren Oates American actor (b. 1928) April 5 Abe Fortas U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1910) April 12 Lenny Baker American actor (b. 1945) April 15 Arthur Lowe British actor (b. 1915) April 20 Archibald MacLeish American poet (b. 1892) April 24 Ville Ritola Finnish athlete (b. 1896) April 25 Celia Johnson British actress (b. 1908) April 27 Tom Tully American actor (b. 1908) April 30 Lester Bangs American music journalist (b. 1948) May 1 William Primrose Scottish violist (b. 1903) May 2 Helmut Dantine Austrian actor (b. 1917) Hugh Marlowe American actor (b. 1911) May 8 Gilles Villeneuve Canadian race car driver (racing accident) (b. 1950) May 10 Peter Weiss German writer and artist (b. 1916) May 14 Hugh Beaumont American actor (b. 1909) May 15 Gordon Smiley American race car driver (racing accident) (b. 1946) May 22 Cevdet Sunay ex president of Turkey (b. 1899) May 28 Lt Col 'H'. Jones VC British soldier (Falklands War) (b. 1940) May 29 Romy Schneider Austrian actress (cardiac arrest) (b. 1938) June 2 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry President of Pakistan (b. 1904) June 6 Kenneth Rexroth American poet (b. 1905) June 8 Satchel Paige baseball player (b. 1906) June 10 Rainer Werner Fassbinder German film director screenwriter and actor (b. 1945) June 12 Karl von Frisch Austrian zoologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1886) Sgt Ian McKay VC British soldier (Falklands War) (b. 1953) June 13 Riccardo Paletti Italian Formula 1 driver (b. 1958) June 14 Arthur Coles Australian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1892) June 17 Roberto Calvi Italian banker (b. 1920) June 18 John Cheever American novelist and short story writer (b. 1912) Curt Jurgens German actor (b. 1915) June 25 Edward Hamm American Olympic athlete (b. 1906) June 29 Henry King American film director (b. 1886) JulySeptember July 1 Jacobo Palm Curaao born composer (b. 1887) July 4 Terry Higgins early British casualty of AIDS (b. 1945) July 6 Alma Reville English screenwriter (b. 1899) July 8 Isa Miranda Italian actress (b. 1905) Albert White American Olympic diver (b. 1895) July 11 Susan Littler British actress (b. 1948) July 12 Kenneth More English actor (b. 1914) July 16 Patrick Dewaere French actor (b. 1947) July 19 John Harvey stage and film actor (b. 1911) July 21 Dave Garroway American television host (b. 1913) July 23 Vic Morrow American actor (b. 1929) July 28 Keith Green American gospel singer songwriter and pianist (b. 1953) Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov Soviet fencer (b. 1954) July 29 Vladimir Zworykin Russian-born inventor (b. 1889) August 2 Cathleen Nesbitt English actress (b. 1888) August 11 Tom Drake American actor (b. 1918) August 12 Henry Fonda American actor (b. 1905) August 13 Charles Walters American film director (b. 1911) August 14 Patrick Magee Irish actor (b. 1922) August 15 Hugo Theorell Swedish scientist recipient of the Nobel Prize in 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