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Events on Friday 8 October 1982 2
1982 – presentAnnemiek van VleutenThe Comeback QueenKnown for her legendary solo attacks; won the Tour de France Femmes in 2022.
1982Poland outlaws SolidarityIndependent trade union banned under martial lawPoland's communist government formally dissolved the independent trade union Solidarity under the martial law imposed the previous year. The ban deepened the standoff between the state and the opposition movement led by Lech Walesa.