Timeline December 1982

Events in December 1982 9

• 1887 – 1982 Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) Died 20 December 1982, aged 95 Polish-American pianist regarded as one of the greatest concert pianists of the 20th century. He died in Geneva after a career spanning more than eight decades.
• 1925 – 1982 Marty Robbins (1925-1982) Died 8 December 1982, aged 57 American country music singer known for the ballad "El Paso." He died in Nashville following complications from heart surgery.
• 1981 – 1982 Arthur Won an Academy Award for Best That You Can Do, the theme from the film Arthur, co-written with then-wife Carole Bayer Sager.
• 1982 1982: Keke Rosberg Williams Finnish driver Rosberg won the title with just one race victory in a tragic season that saw the deaths of Gilles Villeneuve and Riccardo Paletti. He is the father of 2016 champion Nico Rosberg.
• 1982 A Wild Sheep Chase Published A Wild Sheep Chase, the third instalment of his Trilogy of the Rat and the novel that marked his breakthrough into a fully realised literary style — dream logic, detective tropes and lonely protagonists in an uncanny Japan.
• 1982 Annie Played the villainous Rooster Hannigan in John Huston's film adaptation of the musical Annie, scheming alongside Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters in the memorable number Easy Street.
• 1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Starred opposite Burt Reynolds in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Re-recorded I Will Always Love You for the film's soundtrack, which again reached number one on the country chart.
• 1982 First permanent artificial heart transplant Barney Clark receives the Jarvik-7 Surgeons at the University of Utah implanted the Jarvik-7 artificial heart into retired dentist Barney Clark, the first permanent artificial heart transplant in a human. Clark survived 112 days on the device.
• 1982 – present Alberto Contador El Pistolero Known for his attacking style; one of the few to win all three Grand Tours. Winner: 2x Tour de France.