1982 in England
Events from 1982 in England
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Incumbent
Further information: Politics of England
Events
- March 3 – Elizabeth II opens the Barbican Centre in London.[1]
- July 20 – Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings[2]
- December 12 – Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp: 30,000 women hold hands and form a human chain around the 14.5 km (9 mi) perimeter fence of RAF Greenham Common in England in a protest against nuclear weapons.
Births
- 6 January – Eddie Redmayne, actor
- 9 January – Catherine, Princess of Wales
- 11 February – Natalie Dormer, actress
- 21 June – William, Prince of Wales[3]
- 28 October – Matt Smith, actor
Deaths
- 6 February – Ben Nicholson, painter (born 1894)
- 6 July – Alma Reville, film editor and screenwriter (born 1899)
- 12 July – Kenneth More, actor (born 1909)
- 12 November – Dorothy Round Little, tennis champion (born 1908)
See also
References
- ^ "Central Press Photos Ltd. : 6-7 Gough Square, Fleet Street, London EC4 - HM The Queen opens the Barbican Centre, 1982". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "CAT-UXO - Hyde park bombing 1982". cat-uxo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "William, Prince of Wales - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-05.