1982 in England

Events from 1982 in England

← 1981 1980 1979 1982 in England → 1983 1984 1985
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	1981–82 in English football 1982–83 in English football 1982 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1982

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
• 5 February – Sean Heather, cricketer
• 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

• 1982 in Northern Ireland
• 1982 in Scotland
• 1982 in Wales

References

1. "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.
2. "CAT-UXO - Hyde park bombing 1982". cat-uxo.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
3. "William, Prince of Wales - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-05.