Timeline March 1982

Events in March 1982 10

• 1895 – 1982 Carl Orff (1895-1982) Died 29 March 1982, aged 86 German composer best known for the cantata Carmina Burana. He died in Munich, the city where he spent most of his career.
• 1928 – 1982 Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) Died 2 March 1982, aged 53 American science fiction author whose novels inspired the film Blade Runner. He died of heart failure following a stroke, months before the film's release.
• 1949 – 1982 John Belushi (1949-1982) Died 5 March 1982, aged 33 American comedian and actor known for Saturday Night Live and The Blues Brothers. He died of a drug overdose in a Los Angeles hotel, shocking the entertainment world.
• 1964 – 1982 Mandela arrives on Robben Island Prisoner 466/64, in a cell seven feet square Hard labour in the lime quarry damaged his eyes permanently. He studied and taught for eighteen years.
• 1982 Iditarod 1982 Winner: Rick Swenson — 16 days 4h Rick Swenson won his fourth Iditarod in back-to-back years, cementing his status as the race's greatest champion of the 1970s–80s.
• 1982 – 2022 Dan Carter All Blacks fly-half and one of rugby union's greatest playmakers Daniel William Carter is a former New Zealand rugby union first five-eighth widely regarded as the greatest fly-half in the sport's history. Over a 13-year international career with the All Blacks he won two Rugby World Cups (2011, 2015), three World Rugby Player of the Year awards, and retired as the leading points scorer in Test rugby history. After leaving the All Blacks he continued at club level with Racing 92 in France and the Kobelco Steelers in Japan, capping a career defined by precision goal-kicking, vision, and composure under pressure.
• 1982 Dan Carter born in Southbridge, New Zealand The beginning of a rugby dynasty Daniel William Carter was born on 5 March 1982 in Southbridge, a small rural town in Canterbury, New Zealand. He grew up on a farm and developed his kicking and ball skills in the paddocks around his family home. His early exposure to rugby in a Canterbury province with a strong rugby pedigree would shape the trajectory of his career.
• 1982 Game-winning shot in NCAA title game As a freshman, Jordan sinks the championship-winning jump shot for North Carolina against Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA tournament final.
• 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release Ebony and Ivory Number one duet Number one in the US and UK.
• 1982 Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney release Ebony and Ivory Number one duet A plea for racial harmony, number one for seven weeks.