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July 24, 1982

On July 24, 1982, heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. The year's #1 song was "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John. Taran Killam, Andreas Thorkildsen, Andre Ethier would arrive in the same year.

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1982

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The year in brief

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.

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What happened

On July 24, 1982

  1. 1982 Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.

    Core city in Kyushu, Japan

    Nagasaki , officially Nagasaki City , is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

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Born on July 24, 1982

Mewelde Moore 1982– American football player (born 1982)
Elisabeth Moss 1982– American actor (born 1982)
Anna Paquin 1982– New Zealand actress (born 1982)

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Other moments from 1982

The class of 1982

Others born in 1982

Taran Killam 1982– American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer
Andreas Thorkildsen 1982– Norwegian javelin thrower
Andre Ethier 1982– American baseball player
Ian Bell 1982– English cricketer[citation needed]
Peeter Kümmel 1982– Estonian skier
Nellie McKay 1982– British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress

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