Historical Events in January 1982 |

January1982 Calendar

Jan 2 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 48 performances
Jan 2 "The Epic in Miami", in 85 degree heat (Fahrenheit), the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff scoring records

Jan 2 New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to start 23 NHL game undefeated home streak (21-0-2), 14 straight wins
Jan 3 Australian Open Men's Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins first career Grand Slam title; beats American Steve Denton 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Jan 4 ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) & ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th & 6th ABC radio network
Jan 4 Bryant Gumbel becomes co-host of NBC's "Today Show"
Jan 4 Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of NBC's "Today Show"
Jan 4 San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
Jan 5 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation

Sittler Leaves Maple Leafs

Jan 5 Star center Darryl Sittler leaves the Toronto Maple Leafs on medical advice because of mental depression; trade request was taking too long

Jan 7 TV series "Fame", based on the film of the same name, starring Debbie Allen and an ensemble cast premieres on NBC TV
Jan 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies
Jan 8 Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville, Tennessee
Jan 8 US Justice Department withdraws anti-trust suit against IBM, pending since 1969
Jan 9 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; 1st since 1855
Jan 9 Steve D'Innocenzo scores 3 hockey goals in 12 sec in Mass HS game
Jan 10 -17°F (27.2°C) in Braemar Grampian (equals UK record)
Jan 10 AFC Championship, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers, 27-7 in the "Freezer Bowl"
Jan 10 NBC's premiere of TV film "Will: G. Gordon Liddy", based on the Watergate conspirator, participant and convict

Jan 10 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys, 28-27; "The Catch" - iconic moment in NFL history - Dwight Clark makes fingertip catch for a TD from Joe Montana with 58" remaining; SF goes on to win Super Bowl

Jan 10 Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 m freestyle (15:43.31)
Jan 11 Atlanta, Georgia's temperature goes below zero F
Jan 11 Honduras adopts constitution
Jan 13 Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St Bridge in Washington, D.C., & falls into Potomac River, killing 78

Jan 15 "Forbidden Broadway" by/with Gerard Alessandrini premieres in NYC
Jan 15 Mark Thatcher, son of UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, makes his way home after 6 days missing in the Sahara

Fuhr's Unbeaten Streak Ends

Jan 16 Edmonton's rookie goaltender Grant Fuhr has his 23-game unbeaten streak end with a 7-1 Oilers' defeat in Toronto

Jan 17 "Cold Sunday" in the United States would see temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities

Lendl's 1st ATP

Jan 17 Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl scores a 6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4 win over American Vitas Gerulaitis to claim his first of 5 ATP Masters Grand Prix titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Jan 19 Aust-WI one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case
Jan 19 Heater explodes at Star Elementary School, Oklahoma, kills 6 children & teacher
Jan 20 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky
Jan 20 Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rich Costello, a 2nd round draft pick and future considerations

Osbourne Bites Head Off Bat

Jan 20 Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne allegedly bites the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa

Jan 20 Honduras constitution goes into effect
Jan 20 Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament
Jan 21 "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 36 performances

"Shaolin Temple"

Jan 21 "Shaolin Temple" martial arts film released, first Hong Kong feature filmed in China, directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role

Jan 21 NY Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak with a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jan 22 75% of North America is covered by snow
Jan 23 Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approx date)
Jan 23 World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2
Jan 24 Super Bowl XVI, Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB

Jan 26 For the first time since the 1930s, the unemployed population in UK rises above three million
Jan 26 In a 9-2 NHL win over Pittsburgh Penguins, the NY Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 in a 6 goal 1st period
Jan 26 Mauno Koivisto elected president of Finland

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"

Jan 27 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 747 performances

Jan 27 Los Angeles Kings set an NHL record with their 6th consecutive tied game, a 4-4 deadlock against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers
Jan 27 Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland

Phillies Trade Two for DeJesus

Jan 27 Philadelphia Phillies trade shortstop Larry Bowa & infielder Ryne Sandberg to Chicago Cubs for 2nd baseman Ivan DeJesus

Jan 27 Roberto S. Cordova installed as President of Honduras
Jan 27 West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup
Jan 28 Italian police rescue US Brigadier General James Dozier, held hostage for six weeks by the Red Brigade of Padua, Italy
Jan 28 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Jan 29 Old Dominion ends Louisiana Tech's women's basketball record 54-game winning streak
Jan 29 Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians

Jan 30 Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".
Jan 30 US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

Benitez vs. Durán

Jan 30 WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez of Puerto Rico defeats boxing legend Roberto Durán of Panama in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

Jan 31 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman

Jan 31 32nd NBA All-Star Game, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: East beats West, 120-118; MVP - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Jan 31 Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14:26.59)
Jan 31 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE

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Historical Events in January 1982