* 1982 – Estonian Communist Party bureau declares " fight against bourgeois TV "— meaning Finnish TV — a top priority of the propagandists of Estonian SSR

* 1918 – Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian president ( d. 1982 )

* 1937 – Peter Maivia, Samoan wrestler ( d. 1982 )

* 1982 – Alana Austin, American actress

* 1982 – Sofia Boutella, Algerian-French dancer and actress

* 1982 – Michael Guy Chislett, Australian-American guitarist ( The Academy Is ... and Hillsong United )

* 1982 – Herculez Gomez, American soccer player

* 1982 – Ilan Hall, American chef

* 1982 – Bret Harrison, American actor

* 1982 – Travis Moen, Canadian hockey player

* 1982 – Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Spanish actor

* 1982 – Deen, Bosnian singer

* 1982 – Bijon Setu massacre

* 1982 – Lloyd Banks, American rapper ( G-Unit )

* 1982 – Kirsten Dunst, American actress

* 1982 – Cleo Higgins, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress ( Cleopatra )

* 1982 – Drew Seeley, Canadian singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

* 1982 – Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital.

* 1982 – Damien Monier, French cyclist

* 1908 – Will Lee, American actor ( d. 1982 )

* 1982 – Adrianne Curry, American model, actress, and producer

* 1982 – Karl Davies, English actor

* 1982 – Romola Garai, English actress and model

* 1982 – Danny Lopes, American model and actor

* 1982 – Ryan Sypek, American actor

The 1982 Chinese Census was much more thorough and well-conducted than the first two, and similar censuses have been conducted decennially in 1990, 2000, and 2010.

* 1982 – Li Na, Chinese tennis player

Perhaps even more personally important for Pei was a new offer from the Chinese government, which had come in 1982.

This huge success of the Krugerrand encouraged other gold-producing countries to mint and issue gold bullion coins of their own, including the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf in 1979, the Australian Nugget in 1981, the Chinese Gold Panda in 1982, the American Gold Eagle in 1986, and the British Britannia coin in 1987.

* 1982 – Li Yundi, Chinese classical pianist

* 1982 – Shi Jun, Chinese footballer

Various international organizations eagerly assisted the Chinese in conducting the 1982 census, including the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, which donated US $ 15. 6 million for the preparation and execution of the census.

Since 1982, when the International Organization for Standardization adopted Pinyin as the standard romanization of Chinese, many Western languages have changed from spelling this loanword dao in national systems ( e. g., French EFEO Chinese transcription and English Wade – Giles ) to dao in Pinyin.

After the Cultural Revolution devastated the ranks of intellectuals and legal professionals, it took until 1982 for the idea of individual rights to reemerge as a significant influence on Chinese law.

In 1982 President Ronald Reagan also saw that the Six Assurances were adopted, the fifth being that the United States would not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.

* Pete Townshend's 1982 solo album, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, contained the track " Stardom in Acton " in reference to his home town, while the accompanying video was filmed on and around Acton High Street.

* Lu Lu or Li Xiaolu ( born 1982 ), Chinese actress

This release was followed in 1982 by All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, which included the popular radio track " Slit Skirts ".

Since pinyin became the international standard for Chinese romanization in 1982, other romanizations ( including the Wade-Giles system, Gwoyeu Romatzyh developed by Yuen Ren Chao, and Latinxua Sin Wenz ) have become rarely used.

* Emily Prager's short story A Visit from the Footbinder, from her collection of short stories of the same name ( 1982 ) describes the last few hours of a young Chinese girl's childhood before the professional footbinder arrives to initiate her into the adult woman's life of beauty and pain.

Liu Huaqing (; October 1916 – January 14, 2011 ) was the Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy from 1982 through 1988, and is considered to been responsible for its modernization efforts.

Tung Chao Yung () better known as 董浩雲,, born 18th of the eighth lunar month in 1912 ; died 15 April 1982 ), also known as C. Y. Tung, was a Chinese shipping magnate, the founder of the Orient Overseas Line ( now Orient Overseas Container Line or OOCL ).

Although the 1982 constitution guarantees freedom of speech, the Chinese government often uses the subversion of state power and the protection of state secret clause to imprison those who are critical of the government.

Previously written using logograms based on Chinese characters (" Sawndip "), Standard Zhuang was written in Latin script, with a few added Cyrillic letters for tone, between 1957 and 1982.

Custody and repatriation ( Chinese: 收容遣送 ; Pinyin: shōuróng qiǎnsòng ) ( C & R ) was an administrative procedure, established in 1982 and ended in 2003, by which the police in the People's Republic of China ( usually cities ) could detain people if they did not have a residence permit ( hukou ) or temporary living permit ( zanzhuzheng ), and return them to the place where they could legally live or work ( usually rural areas ).

The Kowloon – Canton Railway Corporation ( KCRC ; Traditional Chinese: 九廣鐵路公司 ) was established in 1982 under the Kowloon – Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon – Canton Railway ( KCR ), and to construct and operate other new railways.

Vincent Jen Chin (; May 18, 1955 – June 23, 1982 ) was a Chinese American beaten to death in June 1982, in the enclave of Highland Park, Detroit, Michigan, United States.