1982 in England

Events from 1982 in England

Incumbent
Further information: Politics of England

Events

 * March 3 – Elizabeth II opens the Barbican Centre in London.
 * July 20 – Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings
 * 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
 * 11 February – Natalie Dormer, actress
 * 21 June – William, Prince of Wales
 * 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)