Events from the year 1982 in the United States .
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 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.
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.[ 8]
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.[ 9]
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 1: EPCOT Center opens
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.
Lauren Cohan
Dwyane Wade
Pete Buttigieg
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
January 10
January 11
January 12 – Dontrelle Willis , baseball player
January 13
January 14
January 15
January 17
January 18
January 19
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
January 28 – Erika M. Anderson , singer/songwriter
January 29
January 30 – DeStorm Power , internet personality
Bridget Regan
Lupe Fiasco
Anthony D'Esposito
Bert McCracken
February 2
February 3
February 4
February 5
February 6 – John Murante , politician
February 8
February 10 – Sean Anthony , DJ, music producer, rapper, songwriter, and screenwriter
February 19 – Justin Gatlin , athlete
February 13 – Lanisha Cole , model
February 14
February 16
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
February 26
February 28 – Randi Zuckerberg , businesswoman, author, and television creator
Ben Roethlisberger
Jessica Biel
Thora Birch
Danica Patrick
March 1
March 2
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
March 11
March 12 – Samm Levine , actor, comedian, and podcaster
March 15 – Bobby Boswell , soccer player
March 18
March 20
March 22 – Constance Wu , actress
March 25
March 27 – Iman Crosson , actor
March 28 – Pat Ryan , politician
March 30 – Jason Dohring , actor
March 31
Hayley Atwell
Gina Carano
Kelly Clarkson
Kirsten Dunst
April 1 – Taran Killam , actor, comedian, and writer
April 3
April 4 – Justin Cook , voice actor
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 10 – Chyler Leigh , actress
April 14 – Neil Anderson , politician
April 15
April 16 – Gina Carano , actress, television personality, fitness model, and mixed martial artist
April 17
April 19 – Shotti , record executive
April 21
April 23 – Kyle Beckerman , soccer player
April 24 – Kelly Clarkson , singer and American Idol winner
April 26
April 27 – Katrina Johnson , actress
April 28
April 30
Rebecca Hall
Matt Gaetz
Alexandra Breckenridge
Alexa Davalos
May 1 – Rob Finnerty , news anchor and host
May 2 – Mark Adamek , ice hockey player
May 3 – 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
May 9 – Rachel Boston , actress
May 11
May 12 – Mobolaji Akiode , American-born Nigerian basketball player
May 13 – Oguchi Onyewu , soccer player
May 14 – Anjelah Johnson , actress
May 15
May 16 – Tiya Sircar , actress
May 17
May 18
May 20
May 21 –Tay Zonday , singer
May 22
May 24 – Cody Hanson , drummer for Hinder
May 26 – Joe Cunningham , politician
May 27
May 28 – Alexa Davalos , actress
May 30 – Eddie Griffin , basketball player (d. 2007)
May 31 – Casey James , singer, guitarist, and American Idol contestant
Tara Lipinski
Jussie Smollett
Benjamin Walker
Lizzy Caplan
June 2 – Whitney Able , actress and model
June 4
June 6 – Jaxson Ryker , wrestler
June 7
June 8 – Josh Pence , actor
June 9 – Jacqueline Coleman , politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
June 10 – Tara Lipinski , figure skater
June 11
June 12
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
June 21
June 22
June 23 – 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
June 30
Jared Padalecki
Paul Wesley
Elisabeth Moss
Jared Golden
Cain Velasquez
Yvonne Strahovski
July 1
July 2
July 3 – Steph Jones, singer/songwriter
July 4
July 5
July 6
July 7 – C. J. Ah You , football player
July 8
July 10
July 11 – Lil Zane , rapper
July 12
July 13 – Brandon Whipple , politician, mayor of Wichita, Kansas (2020-present)
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
July 24
July 25
July 26 – Angel Acevedo , filmmaker
July 27 – Wolé Parks , actor
July 28
July 29 – Allison Mack , German-born actress
July 30
July 31 – Jeff DaRosa , multi-instrumentalist for Dropkick Murphys
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sebastian Stan
LeAnn Rimes
Juan Ciscomani
Andy Roddick
Unknown – Themo H. Peel , author and illustrator
August 3 – Luis Da Silva , actor, basketball player, author, and producer
August 5 – Lolo Jones , Olympic hurdler
August 7
August 9
August 10
August 12 – Rob Sand , politician
August 13
August 16
August 17
August 18
August 19
August 20 – Jamil Walker Smith , actor, director, producer, and writer
August 21 – Daryl Austin , journalist
August 23 – Natalie Coughlin , Olympic swimmer
August 24 – Jennifer Widerstrom , personal trainer
August 26
August 27 – Josh Duhon , actor
August 28
August 29
August 30
August 31
Misty Copeland
Lil Wayne
Lacey Chabert
September 1
September 3 – Andrew McMahon , singer/songwriter, pianist, and frontman for Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin
September 5
September 9 – Aftab Pureval , politician, mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
September 10
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 25
September 26
September 27
September 28
September 29 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss , dancer (d. 2022)
September 30
Erik von Detten
Ilhan Omar
Colin Donnell
October 2 – Tyson Chandler , basketball player
October 3
October 4
October 6
October 7
October 9
October 11
October 12
October 15 – Brandon Jay McLaren , Canadian-born actor
October 16 – Alan Anderson , basketball player
October 17 – Abe Alvarez , baseball player and coach
October 18 – Shauntay Henderson , criminal and convicted killer
October 19 – Brandon Curry , bodybuilder
October 20 – Katie Featherston , actress
October 21 – Matt Dallas , actor
October 22
October 24 – Guillermo Alvarez , gymnast
October 27 – Dennis Moran , criminal and computer hacker (d. 2013)
October 28
October 30 – Craig Albernaz , baseball coach
October 31 – Matt Anderson , ice hockey player
Travis Van Winkle
Ted DiBiase
Anne Hathaway
Damon Wayans Jr.
Alan Ritchson
November 1 – John Allen , basketball player
November 2 – Adam Springfield , actor
November 3 – M. K. Asante , author, filmmaker, recording artist, and professor
November 4 – Travis Van Winkle , actor
November 5
November 7 – Marc Orrell , guitarist
November 8
November 10 – Heather Matarazzo , actress
November 11 – Brittny Gastineau , model and socialite
November 12 – Anne Hathaway , actress
November 14
November 15
November 16 – Amar'e Stoudemire , basketball player
November 17 – Becky Albertalli , author
November 18
November 19 – Shin Dong-hyuk , North Korean-born defector and human rights activist
November 20
November 21
November 23 – Tom Denney , guitarist for A Day to Remember (2003-2009)
November 24 – Ryan Fitzpatrick , football player
November 28
November 29
November 30
David Cook
Alison Brie
December 1 – Lance Gooden , politician
December 2 – Streeter Seidell , comedian, writer, actor, and television host
December 3 – Dascha Polanco , Dominican-born actress
December 5
December 7 – Lou Amundson , basketball player
December 8
December 11 – Roman Harper , football player
December 14 – Jesse Garcia , actor
December 16 – Amanda Stuck , politician
December 20
December 21
December 22 – Rodney Martin , sprinter
December 25
December 28
December 29 – Alison Brie , actress
December 30 – Dathan Ritzenhein , long-distance runner
Evan Sharp
Zarouhie Abdalian , artist
Nina Chanel Abney , artist
Curtis Adams , magician
Daniel Alaei , poker player
Maytha Alhassen , journalist
Colin C. Allrich , musician, remixer, audio engineer, and record producer
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
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez , labor organizer, writer, and political candidate
Evan Sharp . entrepreneur and co-founder of Pinterest
January 1 – Victor Buono , actor, comedian, and recording artist (b. 1938 )
January 5
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 )[ 13]
February 17
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
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 in Provo, Utah (b. 1904 )
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 8 – Satchel Paige , baseball player (b. 1906 )[ 14]
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 )[ 15]
July 6 – Bob Johnson , baseball outfielder and manager (b. 1905 )
July 18 – John Maxwell , actor (b. 1918 )
July 19 – Hugh Everett III , American physicist (b. 1930 )[ 16]
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 )[ 17]
July 23 – Vic Morrow , actor (b. 1929 )
July 29 – Harold Sakata , Olympian, wrestler, and actor (b. 1920 )
August 7 – Jill Banner , actress (b. 1946 )
August 12 – Henry Fonda , actor (b. 1905 )
August 13
August 17 – Barney Phillips , actor (b. 1913 )
August 23 – Alfred S. Bloomingdale , businessman (b. 1916 )
September 1 – Charles Hartmann , jazz trombonist (b. 1898 )
September 14 – Grace Kelly , actress, Princess of Monaco (b. 1929 )
September 28 – Mabel Albertson , actress (b. 1901 )
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
November 4 – Dominique Dunne , actress (b. 1959 )
November 16 – Al Haig , pianist (b. 1924 )
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 )
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