What Happened on April 1, 1982

Historical Events

Anguilla (dependent territory of UK) adopts constitution

NHL Record

Quebec center Peter Šťastný scores 4th career hat trick and 4 assists, and his brother Marián adds 5 assists to lead the Nordiques to an 8-5 win at Boston

US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama

Events in 1982

Famous Birthdays

Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 2004, 08; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kristiansand, Norway
Gemma Hunt, British children's television presenter, born in Wiltshire, England
Sam Huntington, American actor (Jungle 2 Jungle, Being Human), born in Peterborough, New Hampshire