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May 29, 1982

On May 29, 1982, pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. 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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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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On May 29, 1982

  1. 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005

    Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX.

  2. 1982 Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.

    1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war

    The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands.

Arrivals

Born on May 29, 1982

Nataliya Dobrynska 1982– Ukrainian heptathlete (born 1982)
Matt Macri 1982– American baseball player (born 1982)
Kim Tae-kyun 1982– South Korean baseball player

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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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