What Happened on May 1, 1982

• 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Gato Del Sol, the first of consecutive Derby victories (1983 Sunny's Halo)
• 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville Tennessee opens

• Ambrose Akinmusire, American avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer (The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint), born in Oakland, California
• Beto, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (16 caps; Sevilla, Göztepe S.K.), born in Lisbon, Portugal
• Darijo Srna, Croatian soccer defender (134 caps; Shakhtar Donetsk 339 games), born in Metković, Croatia

• Justė Janulytė, Lithuanian contemporary classical composer (Observation Of Clouds; The Color of Water), born in Vilnius, Lithuania
• Katya [Brian McCook] American drag queen, comedian and TV performer (The Trixie and Katya Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player (12 ATP titles), born in Hostalric, Spain

• Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72
• William Primrose, Scottish violist (Method for Violin & Viola), dies at 77

Holidays: Labour Day (India)

• #1 Song: I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• #1 Song: Ebony And Ivory - Paul Mccartney & Stevie Wonder