1982

1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1982 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1982
MCMLXXXII
Ab urbe condita2735
Armenian calendar1431
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Assyrian calendar6732
Bahá'í calendar138–139
Balinese saka calendar1903–1904
Bengali calendar1389
Berber calendar2932
British Regnal year30 Eliz. 2  31 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar2526
Burmese calendar1344
Byzantine calendar7490–7491
Chinese calendar辛酉年 (Metal Rooster)
4678 or 4618
     to 
壬戌年 (Water Dog)
4679 or 4619
Coptic calendar1698–1699
Discordian calendar3148
Ethiopian calendar1974–1975
Hebrew calendar5742–5743
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2038–2039
 - Shaka Samvat1903–1904
 - Kali Yuga5082–5083
Holocene calendar11982
Igbo calendar982–983
Iranian calendar1360–1361
Islamic calendar1402–1403
Japanese calendarShōwa 57
(昭和57年)
Javanese calendar1914–1915
Juche calendar71
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4315
Minguo calendarROC 71
民國71年
Nanakshahi calendar514
Thai solar calendar2525
Tibetan calendar阴金鸡年
(female Iron-Rooster)
2108 or 1727 or 955
     to 
阳水狗年
(male Water-Dog)
2109 or 1728 or 956
Unix time378691200 – 410227199

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

  • The population of the People's Republic of China alone exceeds 1 billion, making China the first nation to have a population of more than 1 billion.
  • A global surplus of crude oil causes gasoline prices to collapse.
  • 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.
  • Ciabatta bread is invented by a baker in Verona, Italy.
  • The car brand Toyota Camry is introduced.
  • Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth, published in book format in the United States, warns of the dangers of the nuclear arms race.

Births

Births
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Jodi Sta. Maria

July

Daniel Lopatin

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

Deaths
January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

Charles Robberts Swart

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

Nobel Prizes

Fields Medal

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