Today in History for 8th December 1982
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◀ 1981 1982 1983 ▶ | ||||||
Historical Events
Events 1 - 4 of 4
- "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 perfs
- Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot
- Norman Mayer holds Washington Monument hostage, demanding an end to nuclear weapons. Is killed by police after 10 hrs (he had no explosives)
- Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 4 of 4
- Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete
- Halil Altintop, Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Hamit Altintop)
- Hamit Altintop, German-born Turkish Football player (identical twin brother of Halil Altintop)
- Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 14 of 14
- Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered
- Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), dies
- Bram Behr, Suriname revolutionary, murdered
- Cyrill Daal, Suriname worker's union leader, murdered
- Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist, murdered
- Harald Riedewald, Suriname attorney, murdered
- John Baboeram, Suriname lawyer, murdered
- Jozef Slagveer, Suriname journalist, murdered
- Kenneth Goncalves, Deacon of Surinamese order of advocate, murdered
- Leckie, Suriname scholar, murdered
- Leslie Rahman, Suriname journalist, murdered
- Marty Robbins, country singer, dies at 57
- Shakey, [Walter Horton], rocker, dies at 72
- Surendre Rambocus, Suriname army lieutenant, murdered
