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3 December 1982 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 December 1982 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1982
- The Irish chart song for 1982 was “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners.
- Top Film of 1982
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1982 was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 December 1982 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 December 1982 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 3 December
- 1973 Pioneer program: Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
- 1979 In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
- 1979 Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.
- 1982 A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
- 1989 In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end.
Famous people born on 3 December
- Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer (born 1980)
- Amanda Seyfried, American actress (born 1985)
- Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter (1948–2025)
- Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer (born 1968)
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Events of 1982 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1982 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 21 January – Kildare TD, Charlie McCreevy, was expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for criticising Charles Haughey.
- 18 February – General election: Fianna Fáil was the largest party.
- 9 March – 23rd Dáil assembled; Charles Haughey was elected Taoiseach.
Life in Ireland in 1982
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.38/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.38
Average House
£26,000
Weekly Wage
£60
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