What Happened on October 8, 1982

Historical Events

My Favorite Year

MGM releases comedy film "My Favorite Year", directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna

New Jersey Devils 1st NHL victory; beat New York Rangers 3-2 at Meadowlands
Poland bans Solidarity & all labor unions

Events in 1982

Famous Birthdays

Mo Martin, American golfer (Women's British Open 2014), born in Pasadena, California

Born in 1982

Famous Deaths

Fernando Lamas, Argentine American actor and director (Lost World, You look marvelous), dies of cancer at 67
Philip Noel-Baker, British politician and disarmament advocate (Nobel 1959), dies at 92

Died in 1982 1982 Highlights