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March 5, 1982

On March 5, 1982, soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus. 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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Around 1982

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 March 5, 1982

  1. 1982 Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus.

    1982 Soviet space probe which successfully landed on Venus

    Venera 14 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.

Arrivals

Born on March 5, 1982

Dan Carter 1982– New Zealand international rugby union player
Philipp Haastrup 1982– German footballer

Farewells

Died on March 5, 1982

John Belushi American actor (1949–1982)

Elsewhere that year

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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