1982 in England
Events from 1982 in England{{Year in England|1982}}
Incumbent
Further information: Politics of England
Events
- March 3 – Elizabeth II opens the Barbican Centre in London.{{Cite web |title=Central Press Photos Ltd. : 6-7 Gough Square, Fleet Street, London EC4 - HM The Queen opens the Barbican Centre, 1982 |url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/2004736/hm-the-queen-opens-the-barbican-centre-1982 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.rct.uk |language=en}}
- July 20 – Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings{{Cite web |title=CAT-UXO - Hyde park bombing 1982 |url=https://cat-uxo.com/explosive-hazards/incidents/hyde-park-bombing-1982 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=cat-uxo.com |language=en}}
- 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
- 5 February – Sean Heather, cricketer
- 11 February – Natalie Dormer, actress
- 21 June – William, Prince of Wales{{Cite web |title=William, Prince of Wales - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp06337/william-prince-of-wales |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.npg.org.uk |language=en}}
- 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)