Argentine propaganda poster.
1982 was the 1,982nd year of the Common Era.
Events[]
- Brigadier-General James L. Dozier is kidnapped by the Red Brigades in Italy and is rescued by Italy's special forces, NOCS.
- The Senegambia Confederation of Senegal and Gambia is formed, lasting until 1989.
- Hama Massacre in Syria, with Muslim Brotherhood being slaughtered by Hafez al-Assad's Syrian Arab Army.
- Falklands War - United Kingdom recaptures the Falkland Islands after an attempted takeover by Argentina's army.
- Iranian recapture of Khorramshahr during the Iran-Iraq War.
- Yuri Andropov becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union.
- Lebanese Civil War begins as Israel invades Lebanon to restore order.
- Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel is assassinated in Beirut.
- People's Republic of China's population grows to over 1,000,000,000 people, setting a new record population.
- The Computer is given the Man of the Year on TIME Magazine.
Famous Music[]
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
- Down Under - Men at Work
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett
- Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
- Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
- Maneater - Hall & Oates
- Don't You Want Me - The Human League
- 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
- Hungy Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
- We Got the Beat - The Go-Go's
- Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
- Only the Lonely - The Motels
- Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
- Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
- Only You - Yaz
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Deaths[]
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