March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
September 27 » The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.
October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
Day of death October 20, 1982
The temperature on October 20, 1982 was between 10.1 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 29 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
June 21 » John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
June 27 » Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
September 19 » Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons:-) and:-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
September 20 » Football players begin a 57-day strike during the 1982 NFL season.
December 6 » The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
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