1982 in the United States

none July 2014 February 2026 1982 1982 Events from the year 1982 in the United States. 3 Incumbents Federal government President: Ronald Reagan (R-California) Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Virginia) Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) Senate Majority Leader: Howard Baker (R-Tennessee) Congress: 97th State governments Governors and lieutenant governors Governors 30em Governor of Alabama: Fob James (Democratic) Governor of Alaska: Jay Hammond (Republican) (until December 6), Bill Sheffield (Democratic) (starting December 6) Governor of Arizona: Bruce Babbitt (Democratic) Governor of Arkansas: Frank D. White (Republican) Governor of California: Jerry Brown (Democratic) Governor of Colorado: Richard Lamm (Democratic) Governor of Connecticut: William A O'Neill (Democratic) Governor of Delaware: Pierre S. du Pont, IV (Republican) Governor of Florida: Bob Graham (Democratic) Governor of Georgia: George Busbee (Democratic) Governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi (Democratic) Governor of Idaho: John V. Evans (Democratic) Governor of Illinois: James R. Thompson (Republican) Governor of Indiana: Robert D. Orr (Republican) Governor of Iowa: Robert D. Ray (Republican) Governor of Kansas: John W. Carlin (Democratic) Governor of Kentucky: John Y. Brown Jr. (Democratic) Governor of Louisiana: David C. Treen (Republican) Governor of Maine: Joseph E. Brennan (Democratic) Governor of Maryland: Harry R. Hughes (Democratic) Governor of Massachusetts: Edward J. King (Democratic) Governor of Michigan: William Milliken (Republican) Governor of Minnesota: Al Quie (Republican) Governor of Mississippi: William Winter (Democratic) Governor of Missouri: Kit Bond (Republican) Governor of Montana: Ted Schwinden (Democratic) Governor of Nebraska: Charles Thone (Republican) Governor of Nevada: Robert List (Republican) Governor of New Hampshire: Hugh J. Gallen (Democratic) (until December 29), Vesta M. Roy (Republican) (starting December 29) Governor of New Jersey: Brendan Byrne (Democratic) (until January 19), Thomas Kean (Republican) (starting January 19) Governor of New Mexico: Bruce King (Democratic) Governor of New York: Hugh Carey (Democratic) (until end of December 31) Governor of North Carolina: Jim Hunt (Democratic) Governor of North Dakota: Allen I. Olson (Republican) Governor of Ohio: Jim Rhodes (Republican) Governor of Oklahoma: George Nigh (Democratic) Governor of Oregon: Victor G. Atiyeh (Republican) Governor of Pennsylvania: Dick Thornburgh (Republican) Governor of Rhode Island: J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic) Governor of South Carolina: Richard Riley (Democratic) Governor of South Dakota: William J. Janklow (Republican) Governor of Tennessee: Lamar Alexander (Republican) Governor of Texas: Bill Clements (Republican) Governor of Utah: Scott M. Matheson (Democratic) Governor of Vermont: Richard A. Snelling (Republican) Governor of Virginia: John N. Dalton (Republican) (until January 16), Chuck Robb (Democratic) (starting January 16) Governor of Washington: John Spellman (Republican) Governor of West Virginia: Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) Governor of Wisconsin: Lee S. Dreyfus (Republican) Governor of Wyoming: Edgar J. Herschler (Democratic) Lieutenant governors 30em Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: George McMillan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Terry Miller (Republican) (until December 6), Stephen McAlpine (Democratic) (starting December 6) Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Winston Bryant (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of California: Mike Curb (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Nancy Dick (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Joseph J. Fauliso (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Michael N. Castle (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Wayne Mixson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Zell Miller (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Jean King (Democratic) (until December 2), John D. Waihee III (Democratic) (starting December 2) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Phil Batt (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: vacant Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: John Mutz (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Terry E. Branstad (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Paul V. Dugan (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: Martha Layne Collins (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Robert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Samuel Bogley (Democratic) (until January 19), vacant (starting January 19) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Thomas P. O'Neill III (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. Brickley (Republican) (until December 27), vacant (starting December 27) Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Lou Wangberg (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: Brad Dye (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: Kenneth Rothman (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Montana: George Turman (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Roland Luedtke (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Myron E. Leavitt (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Roberto Mondragón (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of New York: Mario Cuomo (Democratic) (until end of December 31) Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: James C. Green (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Ernest Sands (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: vacant Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: Spencer Bernard (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: William Scranton, III (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: Thomas R. DiLuglio (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: Nancy Stevenson (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: Lowell C. Hansen II (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Texas: William P. Hobby Jr. (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Utah: David Smith Monson (Republican) Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: Madeleine M. Kunin (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: Chuck Robb (Democratic) (until January 16), Richard Joseph Davis (Democratic) (starting January 16) Lieutenant Governor of Washington: John Cherberg (Democratic) Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Russell A. Olson (Republican) Events January January 1 – Eddie Murphy makes his first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".2020-06-12 Eddie Murphy's 1st Appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Remains Relevantly Funny 40 Later https://rare.us/people/young-eddie-murphys-first-appearance-on-the-tonight-show-is-still-funny-almost-35-years-later/ 2020-12-04 Rare en-US January 7 – The Commodore 64 8-bit home computer is launched by Commodore International in Las VegasThis Day in Geek History: January 7 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-january-7 The Great Geek Manual 2013-03-25 January 8 – AT&T agrees to divest itself into 22 subdivisions. January 11–17 – 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 (five survive). On the same day, a Washington Metro train derails to the north, killing three (the system's first fatal accident). January 17 – Cold Sunday sweeps over the northern United States. January 26 – President Reagan delivers his first State of the Union Address. 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 – Brake Masters, an automotive repair chain is founded in Tucson, Arizona.http://azstarnet.com/business/article_40b404c0-1ddf-5c21-b93a-664b2d35641c.html Spotlight: Auto-repair business is family affair Quinn Dale Arizona Daily Star 10 November 2008 2 December 2011 February 1 – Late Night with David Letterman makes its debut on NBC. The first guest is Bill Murray, who, 33 years later, will be the last guest David Letterman has on. February 27 – Atlanta murders of 1979–81: Wayne Williams is convicted of murdering two children and is sentenced to two consecutive life terms. February 28 – Adobe Systems is founded in the United States.PC World https://books.google.com/books?id=leoaAQAAMAAJ April 1992 PC World Communications 22 March March 10 – The United States places an embargo on Libyan oil imports, alleging Libyan support for terrorist groups. March 16 – In Newport, Rhode Island, Claus von Bülow is found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife. March 26 – A ground-breaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, DC. March 29 – The 54th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture and three other Academy Awards. Warren Beatty wins Best Director for Reds out of 12 nominations, while Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark wins five awards. April April 6 – A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 1–2 feet of snow on the northeastern United States, closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games. April 21 – Queen Beatrix becomes the first Dutch monarch to address the United States Congress. April 23 – Dennis Wardlow, mayor of Key West, Florida, declares the independent "Conch Republic" for a day. May 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. May 5 – A Unabomber bomb explodes in the computer science department at Vanderbilt University; secretary Janet Smith is injured.http://www.courttv.com/trials/unabomber/chronology/chron_7882.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080720061945/http://www.courttv.com/trials/unabomber/chronology/chron_7882.html 20 July 2008 1978 - 1982 The Unabomber: A Chronology 1999 Court TV Online Courtroom Television Network LLC 10 September 2021 May 12 – Braniff International Airways is declared bankrupt and ceases all flights. May 30 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. Cal Ripken Jr. plays the first of what eventually becomes his record-breaking streak of 2,632 consecutive Major League Baseball games in the United States.https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/ripken-cal Cal Ripken Jr. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 10 September 2021 June June 4 – Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper's horror film collaboration, Poltergeist, is released. June 8 – President Reagan becomes the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament. June 12 – A rally against nuclear weapons draws 750,000 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 19 – Murder of Vincent Chin: Vincent Chin, a 27 year old Chinese American, is beaten unconscious by two white auto-workers in Highland Park, Michigan, who think he is Japanese and the cause of the declining prosperity of the American auto industry; he dies four days later. 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 its name to the National Institute for Latino Policy. June 30 – The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States falls short of the 38 states needed to pass. July July 2 – Larry Walters, a.k.a. Lawnchair Larry, flies 16,000 feet above Long Beach, California, in a lawn chair with weather balloons attached. July 9 – Pan Am Flight 759 (Boeing 727) crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 146 on board and eight on the ground. July 12 – Checker Motors Corporation, an American taxicab manufacturer, ceases production. July 16 – In New York City, The Reverend Sun Myung Moon is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $25,000 for tax fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice. July 23 – A helicopter crash in Santa Clarita, California, kills actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen during the production of Twilight Zone: The Movie. August 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. School teacher Carl Robert Brown murders eight people inside a welding shop in Miami, Florida, before being shot dead by a passing motorist. September September 1 – The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. September 3 – Speaker O'Neill and President Reagan settle one of the most unforgettable deals in US history (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act), which would cut the ratio of spending of three to one and add more taxes. September 5 – Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch is kidnapped. September 15 – The first edition of USA Today is published.Ferrell O. C. Hartline Michael Marketing Strategy 2007 Cengage Learning 978-0-324-36272-5 390 https://books.google.com/books?id=beBNXXZbEEoC&pg=PA390 en September 28 – 13 year old Lisa Ann Millican is murdered in Georgia after being abducted from a mall three days earlier by Alvin and Judith Neelley. She is tortured and raped, with Judith Neelley injecting her with Drano and Liquid Plumber in her neck and later shooting her to death.Neelley v. State, 494 So. 2d 669 – CourtListener.com September 29–October 1 – The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders occur when seven people in the Chicago area die after ingesting capsules laced with potassium cyanide. October thumb|right|120px|October 1: EPCOT Center opens October 1 – In Orlando, Florida, Walt Disney World opens the second largest theme park, EPCOT Center, to the public for the first time. October 15 – The Garn–St. Germain Depository Institutions Act deregulates the U.S. savings and loan industry. October 19 – Car designer John DeLorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover FBI agents (he is later found not guilty on the grounds of entrapment).Frank Schmalleger Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction https://books.google.com/books?id=IZxSgHtSxRoC 2002 Prentice Hall 978-0-13-093350-8 108 October 20 – World Series: The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4 games to 3, to win their 9th World Series Title. October 30 – The DeLorean Motor Company ceases production.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TeU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5252,6011453&dq=delorean+ceases+production&hl=en DeLorean held in jail UPI staff October 20, 1982 The Bulletin – Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon November thumb|right|120px|November 13: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated November – The severe early 1980s recession ends sometime this month. November – The unemployment rate peaks at 10.8%. November 2 – United States elections, 1982. The Republican Party loses 27 seats to the majority Democratic Party in the House. November 3 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges 43.41 points, or 4.25%, to close at 1,065.49, its first all-time high in more than 9 years. It last hit a record on January 11, 1973, when the average closed at 1,051.70. The points gain is the biggest ever up to this point. 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 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 25–20. November 25 – The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire destroys an entire city block of downtown Minneapolis, including the headquarters of Northwestern National Bank. November 30 – Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. December December – John Warnock and Charles Geschke founds Adobe Systems Incorporated (now Adobe Inc.). 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 7 – The first U.S. execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas on Charles Brooks Jr. December 23 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends the evacuation of Times Beach, Missouri, due to dangerous levels of dioxin contamination. December 24 – The "Christmas Eve Blizzard of '82" hits Denver.Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Optical Engineering for Cold Environments: April 7-8, 1983, Arlington, Virginia https://books.google.com/books?id=xoMYAQAAIAAJ 1983 SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering 978-0-89252-449-5 110 December 29 – Paul "Bear" Bryant coaches his final college football game, leading Alabama to a 21–15 victory over Illinois in the Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tennessee. Bryant dies of a massive heart attack four weeks later at age 69. Undated A severe recession intensifies in the United States as part of the early 1980s recession. Seattle is officially dubbed the Emerald City after a contest is held to choose a new city slogan. Ongoing Cold War (1947–1991) Early 1980s recession (1981–1982) Births births yes 1 January thumb|100px|Lauren Cohan thumb|100px|Dwyane Wade thumb|100px|Pete Buttigieg thumb|100px|Adam Lambert January 2 – Kevin Dudley, football player January 4 – Hollie Stevens, pornographic actress and model (d. 2012) January 5 – Jessica Chaffin, actress, comedian, and writer January 6 – Gilbert Arenas, basketball player January 7 – Lauren Cohan, actress January 8 Wil Francis, rock musician, record producer, author, and artist Gaby Hoffmann, actress Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, labor organizer, writer, and political candidate January 10 Tavoris Cloud, boxer Josh Ryan Evans, actor (d. 2002) January 11 Tony 'The Grindfather' Allen, basketball player Blake Heron, actor (d. 2017) January 12 – Dontrelle Willis, baseball player January 13 Jason Ayers, wrestling referee Pawel Szajda, actor January 14 Chad Aquino, boxer Vincent Bennett, singer and frontman for The Acacia Strain January 15 Benjamin Agosto, skater Brett Lebda, hockey player January 17 David Blue, actor Dwyane Wade, basketball player January 18 Ruby Franke, former vlogger Quinn Allman, guitarist for The Used (2001–2015) Joanna Newsom, singer, harpist, pianist, and songwriter Danny Ledonne, film director, and former video game developer January 19 Pete Buttigieg, politician Jodie Sweetin, actress January 20 – Erin Wasson, model and actress January 22 – Jason Peters, football player January 23 – Patrick Levis, actor January 24 – Daveed Diggs, actor and rapper January 25 – Bella Blue, burlesque dancer January 26 Reggie Hodges, football player Nicole Saphier, journalist, radiologist, and writer January 28 – Erika M. Anderson, singer/songwriter January 29 Adam Lambert, singer/songwriter and actor Heidi Mueller, actress Riff Raff, rapper and television personality January 30 – DeStorm Power, internet personality February thumb|100px|Bridget Regan thumb|100px|Lupe Fiasco thumb|100px|Anthony D'Esposito thumb|100px|Hillary Scholten thumb|100px|Bert McCracken February 2 Katie Britt, U.S. Senator from Alabama Kelly Mazzante, basketball player February 3 Becky Bayless, wrestler Bridget Regan, actress February 4 Nelson Akwari, soccer player Chris Sabin, wrestler Mandisa Stevenson, basketball player Kimberly Wyatt, television personality, actress, singer, dancer, and member of The Pussycat Dolls (2003–2010) February 5 China Mac, rapper Kevin Everett, football player February 6 – John Murante, politician February 8 Eric Alexander, football player Danny Tamberelli, actor February 10 – Sean Anthony, DJ, music producer, rapper, songwriter, and screenwriter February 19 – Justin Gatlin, athlete February 13 – Lanisha Cole, model February 14 Sean Danielsen, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Smile Empty Soul and World Fire Brigade Tati Westbrook, makeup artist February 16 Lupe Fiasco, rapper and music educator Conway the Machine, rapper February 17 – Vanessa Atler, gymnast February 18 – Jessie Ward, actress February 22 Cory Allen, author, podcast host, musician, composer, and mastering engineer Kim Allen, actress Kimball Allen, writer, journalist, playwright, and actor Anthony D'Esposito, politician Kelly Johnson, baseball player Hillary Scholten, politician February 23 – Adam Hann-Byrd, actor and screenwriter February 25 Kimberly Caldwell, singer Maria Kanellis, wrestler and model Bert McCracken, singer and frontman for The Used February 26 Mario Austin, basketball player DeRay Davis, actor and comedian February 28 – Randi Zuckerberg, businesswoman, author, and television creator March 100px|thumb|Ben Roethlisberger thumb|100px|Jessica Biel thumb|100px|Landon Donovan thumb|100px|Thora Birch thumb|100px|Danica Patrick March 1 Eugene Amano, football player Brett Erlich, political comedian Dominic Rains, Iranian-born actor March 2 Mike Nugent, football player Ben Roethlisberger, football player March 3 – Jessica Biel, actress March 4 – Landon Donovan, soccer player March 8 Daniel Keem, YouTuber Kat Von D, Mexican-born tattoo artist, reality television star, musician, and makeup artist March 10 Kwame Brown, basketball player Tasha Butts, basketball player (d. 2023) Dr DisRespect, streamer and internet personality March 11 Brian Anderson, baseball player Thora Birch, actress and producer Lindsey McKeon, actress March 12 – Samm Levine, actor, comedian, and podcaster March 15 – Bobby Boswell, soccer player March 18 Divya Narendra, businessman, co-founder and CEO of SumZero, and co-founder of ConnectU Adam Pally, actor and comedian March 20 Chris August, Christian singer/songwriter Robbie Lawler, mixed martial artist March 22 – Constance Wu, actress March 24 – Nivea, singer March 25 Sean Faris, actor Alex Moffat, actor and comedian Danica Patrick, race car driver Jenny Slate, actress and comedian March 27 – Iman Crosson, actor March 28 – Pat Ryan, politician March 30 – Jason Dohring, actor March 31 Calvin Armstrong, football player Ryland Blackinton, guitarist and vocalist for Cobra Starship Brian Tyree Henry, actor Falk Hentschel, German-born actor, dancer, and choreographer Chloé Zhao, Chinese-born film director April thumb|100px|Hayley Atwell thumb|100px|Gina Carano thumb|100px|Cassandra Lee Morris thumb|100px|Kelly Clarkson thumb|100px|Kirsten Dunst April 1 Sam Huntington, actor Taran Killam, actor, comedian, and writer April 3 Jared Allen, football player April 4 – Justin Cook, voice actor April 5 Wendy Allen, softball player Hayley Atwell, British-born actress Matt Pickens, soccer player April 6 Aqua, record producer and composer Alana Austin, actress Bret Harrison, actor and singer April 7 Sonjay Dutt, Indian-born wrestler Tyron Woodley, mixed martial artist April 10 – Chyler Leigh, actress April 12 – Easton Corbin, country singer April 13 – Ty Dolla $ign, singer/songwriter, rapper, and record producer April 14 – Neil Anderson, politician April 15 Mike Anchondo, boxer Michael Aubrey, baseball player Anthony Green, singer/songwriter Tommy Vext, singer/songwriter and frontman for Bad Wolves, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre April 16 Gina Carano, actress, television personality, fitness model, and mixed martial artist Joe Doering, wrestler (d. 2026) April 17 Aja Brown, politician Tyron Woodley, mixed martial artist April 19 Shotti, record executive Cassandra Lee Morris, voice actress April 21 Chagmion Antoine, broadcast journalist Claybourne Elder, actor, singer, and writer April 23 Kyle Beckerman, soccer player Justin Woodward, chef (d. 2025) April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, singer and American Idol winner April 26 Benjamin Arthur, animator Brock Gillespie, basketball player Cooper Wallace, football player April 28 Michael Carbonaro, television personality, actor, host, magician, and improv artist Donna Feldman, model and actress Nikko Smith, singer Travis Smith, drummer for Trivium (1999–2009) Kelly Thiebaud, actress and model April 30 Lloyd Banks, rapper Kirsten Dunst, actress, singer, and model May thumb|100px|Rebecca Hall thumb|100px|Matt Gaetz thumb|100px|Alexandra Breckenridge thumb|100px|Tay Zonday thumb|100px|Ariana Rockefeller May 1 – Rob Finnerty, news anchor and host May 2 – Mark Adamek, ice hockey player May 3 Danielle Deadwyler, actress Rebecca Hall, British-born actress May 4 – Charissa Thompson, sportscaster and television host May 6 – Jason Witten, football player May 7 – Matt Gaetz, politician May 8 Jessica Aguilar, mixed martial artist Kevin Stefanski, football player and coach May 9 Rachel Boston, actress Lindsay Whalen, basketball player and coach May 11 Jonathan Jackson, actor, singer, and guitarist for Enation Andrew Walter, football player May 12 – Mobolaji Akiode, American-born Nigerian basketball player May 13 – Oguchi Onyewu, soccer player May 14 – Anjelah Johnson, actress May 15 Alexandra Breckenridge, actress, voice actress, and photographer Jessica Sutta, dancer and singer, member of The Pussycat Dolls May 16 – Tiya Sircar, actress May 17 Kaye Abad, actress Jamie Kilstein, media personality Tony Parker, Belgian-born French-American basketball player May 18 Andrea Armstrong, basketball player David Hallberg, ballet dancer May 20 Jack Anthony, singer/songwriter, composer, and musician Candace Bailey, actress and television personality Sierra Boggess, theater actress May 21 – Tay Zonday, singer May 22 Kyle Andrews, indie rock songwriter Apolo Ohno, Olympic short track speed skater and actor May 24 – Cody Hanson, drummer for Hinder May 26 Joe Cunningham, politician Ariana Rockefeller, heiress and model May 27 Natalya Neidhart, pro wrestler Arthur Smith, American football coach May 28 – Alexa Davalos, actress May 29 – Joanne Borgella, singer and TV personality (d. 2014) May 30 – Eddie Griffin, basketball player (d. 2007) May 31 – Casey James, singer, guitarist, and American Idol contestant June thumb|100px|Tara Lipinski thumb|100px|Jussie Smollett thumb|100px|Benjamin Walker thumb|100px|Matthew Mercer thumb|100px|Lily Rabe thumb|100px|Lizzy Caplan June 2 – Whitney Able, actress and model June 4 Sasha Allen, singer and actress MC Jin, rapper June 6 – Jaxson Ryker, wrestler June 7 12th Planet, dubstep producer and DJ Virgil Vasquez, baseball player June 8 – Josh Pence, actor June 9 – Jacqueline Coleman, politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky June 10 – Tara Lipinski, figure skater June 11 Marco Arment, businessman, co-creator of Tumblr Johnny Candido, wrestler Diana Taurasi, basketball player June 12 Ben Blackwell, drummer Artem Chigvintsev, Russian-American dancer Jason David, football player June 13 – Nicole Galloway, politician June 14 – Freddie Gibbs, rapper June 15 – Haley Scarnato, singer June 16 – Chad Anderson, ice hockey player June 17 – Will Allen, football player June 19 David Pollack, football player Michael Yarmush, American-born Canadian actor and voice actor June 21 Jussie Smollett, actor Benjamin Walker, actor June 22 Johnny Bananas, television personality Ian Kinsler, baseball player June 23 Steven Cheung, political adviser Beau Kittredge, ultimate AUDL player June 25 La La Anthony, television personality, author, businesswoman, producer, and actress Ryan Block, technology entrepreneur June 28 – Jason Tam, actor and dancer June 29 Matthew Mercer, voice actor, screenwriter, and director James Mueller, politician, mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2020–present) Lily Rabe, actress June 30 Lizzy Caplan, actress and model Mitch Maier, baseball player Delwyn Young, baseball player July thumb|100px|Jared Padalecki thumb|100px|Paul Wesley thumb|100px|Elisabeth Moss thumb|100px|Jared Golden thumb|100px|Cain Velasquez thumb|100px|Yvonne Strahovski July 1 Matthias Askew, football player Hilarie Burton, actress and producer Carmella DeCesare, model and wrestler July 2 Ferras Alqaisi, singer/songwriter Brontez Purnell, writer, musician, dancer, and director Derek Yu, indie game designer, artist and blogger July 3 – Steph Jones, singer/songwriter July 4 Mo McRae, actor, writer, and producer Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, model, actor, and author July 5 Monica Day, model and journalist Dave Haywood, singer/songwriter and guitarist July 6 Nic Hudson, guitarist for Cartel Brandon Jacobs, football player Misty Upham, actress (d. 2014) Tay Zonday, singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, actor, comedian and YouTube personality July 7 – C. 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Ah You, football player July 8 Sophia Bush, actress Schuyler Fisk, actress and singer/songwriter Ariel Helwani, combat sports pundit Pendleton Ward, animator Hakim Warrick, basketball player July 10 Alex Arrowsmith, rock/pop musician Andrew Greer, singer/songwriter July 11 – Lil Zane, rapper July 12 Andy Kim, politician Katie Wilson, politician and activist, mayor of Seattle, Washington Jason Wright, football player, businessman, and executive July 13 – Brandon Whipple, politician, mayor of Wichita, Kansas (2020–2024) July 14 – Ben Silbermann, entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest July 16 – Kellie Wells, Olympic hurdler July 17 – Amanda Warren, actress July 18 – Ryan Cabrera, Colombian-born pop rock musician July 19 – Jared Padalecki, actor July 20 – Percy Daggs III, actor July 21 – Veronica Belmont, media personality July 23 Benjamin Hall, British-born journalist Paul Wesley, actor July 24 George Hu, American-born Taiwanese actor and singer Elisabeth Moss, actress July 25 Jared Golden, politician Oneohtrix Point Never, producer and composer Brad Renfro, actor (d. 2008) July 26 – Angel Acevedo, filmmaker July 27 – Wolé Parks, actor July 28 Willie Amos, football player Tom Pelphrey, actor Brandon Potter, actor, voice actor, and screenwriter Chima Simone, television personality and journalist Cain Velasquez, wrestler and mixed martial artist July 29 – Allison Mack, German-born actress July 30 Brandon Scott, actor Martin Starr, actor and comedian Yvonne Strahovski, actress July 31 – Jeff DaRosa, multi-instrumentalist for Dropkick Murphys August thumb|100px|Sarah Huckabee Sanders thumb|100px|Sebastian Stan thumb|100px|LeAnn Rimes thumb|100px|Juan Ciscomani thumb|100px|Andy Roddick August 2 – Grady Sizemore, baseball player August 3 Luis Da Silva, actor, basketball player, author, and producer Ryan Mackenzie, politician August 5 – Lolo Jones, Olympic hurdler August 7 Lauren Adams, actress and improviser Brit Marling, actress August 9 Atia Abawi, German-born author and television journalist Tyson Gay, Olympic sprinter Jes Macallan, actress Kate Siegel, actress and writer August 10 Josh Anderson, baseball player Devon Aoki, supermodel and actress August 12 Erin Bethea, actress Rob Sand, politician August 13 Shani Davis, Olympic speed skater Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Press Secretary and 47th Governor of Arkansas Ibram X. Kendi, progressive academic and activist Sebastian Stan, Romanian-born actor August 16 Nick Ayers, political strategist and consultant Todd Haberkorn, voice actor Matt Lauria, actor and musician August 17 Ryan Driller, porn actor Mark Salling, actor (d. 2018) August 18 Cullen Finnerty, football player (d. 2013) August 19 Erika Christensen, actress and singer Melissa Fumero, actress Stipe Miocic, mixed martial artist August 20 – Jamil Walker Smith, actor, director, producer, and writer August 23 – Natalie Coughlin, Olympic swimmer August 24 – Jennifer Widerstrom, personal trainer August 26 Esteban Arias, soccer player John Mulaney, actor and comedian August 27 – Josh Duhon, actor August 28 LeAnn Rimes, country singer Kelly Thiebaud, actress August 29 Echo Kellum, actor and comedian Leon Washington, football player August 30 Juan Ciscomani, Mexican-born politician Andy Roddick, tennis player August 31 Ian Crocker, Olympic swimmer Leland Vittert, journalist September 100px|thumb|Chumlee 100px|thumb|Misty Copeland 100px|thumb|Anna Camp thumb|100px|Lil Wayne thumb|100px|Lacey Chabert thumb|100px|Kieran Culkin September 1 Matt Arroyo, mixed martial artist September 3 – Andrew McMahon, singer/songwriter, pianist, and frontman for Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin September 5 Urbano Antillón, boxer Hallie Haglund, comedian, writer, and producer Rose Mazzola, guitarist and bassist September 8 – Chumlee, businessman and reality television personality September 9 – Aftab Pureval, politician, mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio September 10 Niklas Arrhenius, American-born Swedish Olympic shot putter and discus thrower Misty Copeland, ballerina Bret Iwan, voice actor Johnny Olszewski, politician September 12 – Jeff Jackson, politician September 15 – Jesse Andrews, novelist and screenwriter September 16 – Koby Altman, basketball coach and president of basketball operations of the Cleveland Cavaliers September 17 – Jillian Mele, news anchor and reporter September 21 – Rudy Youngblood, actor September 25 Charlene Amoia, actress Garlin Gilchrist, politician, 64th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan September 26 AR-Ab, rapper Damian Priest, wrestler September 27 Anna Camp, actress Lil Wayne, rapper Darrent Williams, football player (d. 2007) September 28 Emeka Okafor, basketball player Anderson Varejão, basketball player St. Vincent, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist September 29 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss, dancer (d. 2022) September 30 Lacey Chabert, actress and singer Kieran Culkin, actor Ryan Stout, actor October 100px|thumb|Erik von Detten 100px|thumb|Ilhan Omar 100px|thumb|Colin Donnell 100px|thumb|Gillian Jacobs 100px|thumb|Michael Stahl-David October 2 – Tyson Chandler, basketball player October 3 Applejaxx, Christian rapper Erik von Detten, actor and commodity broker October 4 Ilhan Omar, Somali-born politician Jered Weaver, baseball player October 6 Michael Arden, actor, musician, and stage director Lucas Kunce, politician MC Lars, rapper Lil Wyte, rapper October 7 Jessica Allister, softball player and coach Robby Ginepri, tennis player Alok Kanojia, psychiatrist October 9 Colin Donnell, actor Travis Rice, snowboarder Kevin Sanders, drummer for Cartel October 11 Trevor Donovan, actor and model Salim Stoudamire, basketball player October 12 Bashir Ahmad, Pakistani-born mixed martial artist Julie Kagawa, author October 15 – Brandon Jay McLaren, Canadian-born actor October 16 – Alan Anderson, basketball player Trevor Donovan, actor and model October 17 – Abe Alvarez, baseball player and coach October 18 Simon Gotch, wrestler Shauntay Henderson, criminal and convicted killer October 19 Brandon Curry, bodybuilder Gillian Jacobs, actress October 20 – Katie Featherston, actress October 21 – Matt Dallas, actor October 22 Heath Miller, football player Caleb Rowden, politician James Walkinshaw, politician October 24 – Guillermo Alvarez, gymnast October 27 – Dennis Moran, criminal and computer hacker (d. 2013) October 28 Michael Stahl-David, actor Anthony Lerew, baseball player October 30 – Craig Albernaz, baseball coach October 31 – Matt Anderson, ice hockey player November thumb|100px|Travis Van Winkle thumb|100px|Ted DiBiase thumb|100px|Anne Hathaway thumb|100px|Damon Wayans Jr. thumb|100px|Alan Ritchson November 1 – John Allen, basketball player November 2 – Adam Springfield, actor November 3 M. K. Asante, author, filmmaker, recording artist, and professor Janel McCarville, basketball player and coach November 4 – Travis Van Winkle, actor November 5 Alaché, Nigerian-born Christian R&B singer/songwriter Tui Alailefaleula, football player David Archer, football player and coach November 7 – Marc Orrell, guitarist November 8 Ted DiBiase, wrestler and actor Lynndie England, war criminal Devin Hester, football player November 10 – Heather Matarazzo, actress November 11 – Brittny Gastineau, model and socialite November 12 – Anne Hathaway, actress November 14 Boosie Badazz, rapper Laura Ramsey, actress November 15 Elliot Anderson, politician Yaya DaCosta, actress D. J. Fitzpatrick, football player Joe Kowalewski, football player Lofa Tatupu, football player November 16 – Amar'e Stoudemire, basketball player November 17 – Becky Albertalli, author November 18 Matt Mahan, politician, mayor of San Jose, California (2023–present) Damon Wayans Jr., actor and comedian November 19 – Shin Dong-hyuk, North Korean-born defector and human rights activist November 20 Bobby Creekwater, rapper Margo Stilley, actress and writer November 21 Lissie, singer-songwriter Ryan Starr, singer November 23 – Tom Denney, guitarist for A Day to Remember (2003–2009) November 24 – Ryan Fitzpatrick, football player November 28 Adam McArthur, actor and martial artist Malcolm Goodwin, actor Alan Ritchson, actor, model and singer November 29 Lucas Black, actor Ashley Force Hood, race car driver Eddie Spears, actor November 30 Nick Hipa, guitarist for As I Lay Dying (2003–2020) and Wovenwar Jason Pominville, hockey player December thumb|100px|Lance Gooden thumb|100px|David Cook December 1 – Lance Gooden, politician December 2 – Streeter Seidell, comedian, writer, actor, and television host December 3 Dascha Polanco, Dominican-born actress Lucy Walsh, actress, singer/songwriter, and pianist December 5 Eddy Curry, basketball player Trai Essex, American football player Keri Hilson, R&B recording artist, songwriter, and actress Gabriel Luna, actor December 7 – Lou Amundson, basketball player December 8 Raquel Atawo, tennis player Nicki Minaj, rapper December 11 – Roman Harper, football player December 14 – Jesse Garcia, actor December 16 – Amanda Stuck, politician December 17 – Mike Martin, former vlogger December 20 David Cook, singer/songwriter and guitarist David Wright, baseball player December 21 Rob Abiamiri, football player Mike Gansey, basketball player December 22 Rodney Martin, sprinter Neal Tiemann, guitarist for DevilDriver (2015–2021) and Midwest Kings December 25 Shawn Andrews, football player James Apollo, singer, bandleader, and producer December 26 – Tiffany Derry, chef, restauranteur, and television personality December 28 Cedric Benson, football player (d. 2019) Beau Garrett, actress and model December 29 – Alison Brie, actress December 30 – Dathan Ritzenhein, long-distance runner Full date unknown thumb|100px|Evan Sharp Zarouhie Abdalian, artist Nina Chanel Abney, artist Curtis Adams, magician Daniel Alaei, poker player Maytha Alhassen, journalist Alsarah, Sudanese-born singer/songwriter and ethnomusicologist Roy Altman, judge Lisa Alvarado, visual artist and harmonium player Sana Amanat, American-born Pakistani comic book editor Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, Nigeria-born British-American artist Triston Jay Amero, terrorist (d. 2008) Polina Anikeeva, Russian-born materials scientist Daniel Arango, Colombian-born artist Maria Aspan, journalist Roy Assaf, Israeli-born jazz pianist and composer Colin C, musician, remixer, audio engineer, and record producer Tyler Duckworth, television personality (d. 2026) Lior Geller, filmmaker Themo H. Peel, author and illustrator Evan Sharp, entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest Deaths Deaths in 1982 January 1 – Victor Buono, actor, comedian, and recording artist (b. 1938) January 3 – Erwin Canham, journalist (b. 1904)Dicke William ERWIN CANHAM, LONGTIME EDITOR OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, DIES The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/04/obituaries/erwin-canham-longtime-editor-of-christian-science-monitor-dies.html 4 January 1982 B10 25 December 2021 December 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211226043710/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/04/obituaries/erwin-canham-longtime-editor-of-christian-science-monitor-dies.html live January 5 Hans Conried, actor and comedian (b. 1917) Harvey Lembeck, actor (b. 1923) January 8 – Reta Shaw, actress (b. 1912) January 10 – Paul Lynde, comedian and actor (b. 1926) January 30 – Lightnin' Hopkins, blues musician (b. 1912) February 11 – Eleanor Powell, actress and dancer (b. 1912)Eleanor Powell American dancer and actress https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eleanor-Powell Encyclopedia Britannica 3 April 2020 en February 17 Thelonious Monk, pianist and composer (b. 1917) Lee Strasberg, theatre director, actor, and acting coach (b. 1901) February 21 – Murray the K, rock and roll impresario and disc jockey (b. 1922) March 5 – John Belushi, comedian and actor (b. 1949) March 19 – Randy Rhoads, guitarist (b. 1956) March 24 – Ken Harris, animator (b. 1898) March 29 Ray Bloch, composer, songwriter, conductor, pianist, author, author, and arranger (b. 1902) Rudy Bond, actor (b. 1912) April 3 – Warren Oates, actor (b. 1928) April 5 – Abe Fortas, jurist, and lawyer; served as associate judge of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1965 to 1969 (b. 1910) April 7 – Brenda Benet, actress (b. 1945) April 25 – Don Wilson, announcer and actor (b. 1900) May 1 – William Primrose, Scottish-born violist (b. 1904) May 2 – Hugh Marlowe, actor (b. 1911) May 5 – Cal Tjader, Latin jazz musician (b. 1925) May 14 – Hugh Beaumont, actor (b. 1910) June 3 – Rusty Day, rock singer (b. 1945) June 6 – Kenneth Rexroth, poet (b. 1905) June 8 – Satchel Paige, baseball player (b. 1906)Satchel Paige Biography, Height, Teams, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Satchel-Paige 21 May 2021 Encyclopedia Britannica en June 12 – Al Rinker, singer-songwriter (b. 1907) June 13 – Peter Maivia, Samoan-American wrestler (b. 1937) June 15 – Art Pepper, jazz musician and saxophonist (b. 1925) June 18 – John Cheever, novelist and short story writer (b. 1912) July 2 – DeFord Bailey, country musician (b. 1899)Grand Ole Opry Legend DeFord Bailey, 82, Dead Jet August 2, 1982 62 21 53 https://books.google.com/books?id=DLgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53 November 10, 2011 July 6 – Bob Johnson, baseball outfielder and manager (b. 1905) July 7 – Irene Craigmile Bolam, Amelia Earhart look-alike/believed alias (b. 1904) July 14 – Jackie Jensen, baseball player (b. 1927) July 18 – John Maxwell, actor (b. 1918) July 19 – Hugh Everett III, physicist (b. 1930)Mark Oliver Everett, Things the Grandchildren Should Know, 978-0-316-02787-8 July 21 – Dave Garroway, television host (b. 1913) July 22 – Lloyd Waner, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1906)Tom Owens Greatest Baseball Players of All Time https://books.google.com/books?id=F6WE9At5BKYC 1990 Publications International 978-0-88176-696-7 572 July 23 – Vic Morrow, actor (b. 1929) July 29 – Harold Sakata, Olympian, wrestler, and actor (b. 1920) August 1 – Agnes Gehrman, politician (b. 1893) August 7 – Jill Banner, actress (b. 1946) August 12 – Henry Fonda, actor (b. 1905) August 13 Joe E. Ross, actor (b. 1914) Joe Tex, singer and musician (b. 1935) August 17 – Barney Phillips, actor (b. 1913) August 23 – Alfred S. Bloomingdale, businessman (b. 1916) September 1 – Charles Hartmann, jazz trombonist (b. 1898) September 2 – Jay Novello, actor (b. 1904)Jay Novello Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos AllMovie, Netaktion LLC https://www.allmovie.com/artist/jay-novello-vn15464920 8 April 2024 September 7 – Ken Boyer, baseball player (b. 1931) September 14 – Grace Kelly, actress, Princess of Monaco (b. 1929) September 18 – David Louis Lidman, writer (b. 1905) September 28 – Mabel Albertson, actress (b. 1901) September 29 – Monty Stratton, baseball player (b. 1912) September 30 – Bill George, American football player (Chicago Bears); member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (b. 1929) October 8 – Fernando Lamas, Argentine-American actor and director (b. 1915) October 11 – Edith Quimby, medical researcher and physicist (b. 1891) October 18 – Bess Truman, First Lady of the United States, Second Lady of the United States (b. 1885) October 29 – J. C. Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards (b. 1891) November 1 James Broderick, actor (b. 1927) King Vidor, film director, producer and screenwriter (b. 1894) November 4 – Dominique Dunne, actress (b. 1959) November 10 – Helen Sharsmith, biologist and educator (b. 1905)Carter Annetta Annetta Mary Carter Obituary - Helen Katherine Sharsmith (1905-1982) https://docubase.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/pl_dochome?query_src=&collection=Fremontia&id=77 Fremontia California Native Plant Society January 1983 10 4 26 2025-07-05 DocuBase (University of California, Berkeley) November 16 – Al Haig, pianist (b. 1924) November 25 – Hugh Harman, cartoon animator (b. 1903) December 7 – Will Lee, actor (b. 1908) December 8 – Marty Robbins, singer-songwriter, race car driver (b. 1925) December 9 – Leon Jaworski, attorney and law professor (b. 1905) December 17 – Big Joe Williams, musician and songwriter (b. 1903) December 20 – Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist (b. 1887) December 21 – Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (b. 1900) December 23 – Jack Webb, actor, television producer, screenwriter (b. 1920) December 27 – Jack Swigert, NASA astronaut (b. 1931) December 30 – Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter (b. 1896) See also 1982 in American television List of American films of 1982 Timeline of United States history (1970–1989) References External links 1982 Category:1980s in the United States United States United States Category:Years of the 20th century in the United States