Events from the year 1982 in Michigan. The

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(AP) selected the state's top news stories as follows: # The election of

James Blanchard James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...

as Governor, the first Democrat elected to the office in 20 years; # Unemployment in Michigan with 732,000 Michiganders out of work and a record unemployment rate of 17.2%; # Mass homicides, including the Rock Road massacre, the murder of a five members of the Paulson family near Allendale on March 13, and the murder of Bette Giuliani and her four adopted daughters in St. Clair County on April 7; # Four rounds of cuts in the state budget totaling $778 million and resulting from the state's economic tailspin; # New contracts between the

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and the major automobile manufacturers; # A continued slump in sales of American automobiles; #

Richard Headlee Richard Harold Headlee (May 16, 1930 – November 9, 2004) was an American businessman and politician from Michigan. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan in the 1982 election. He was also known as the author of th ...

's nomination as the Republican candidate for Governor, defeating Gov. Milliken's chosen successor, James H. Brickley with Headlee losing to Blanchard in the general election as Milliken remained on the sidelines; # Cold weather and heavy snow through the winter of 1982; # Fraud charges brought by the Canadian government against

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and four of its executives for allegedly using dummy invoices showing lower values to reduce customs duties paid for goods shipped to Canada; # (tie for 10th) The February birth of a baby to a 12-year-old rape victim in

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who was denied an abortion after an unsuccessful court battle; and # (tie for 10th) Super Bowl XVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and

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held at the

Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, ...

, the first Super Bowl held in the snow belt.

Office holders

State office holders

* Governor of Michigan:

William Milliken William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history, servin ...

(

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) * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. Brickley (Republican) *

Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, m ...

: Frank J. Kelley (

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

) *

Michigan Secretary of State The Michigan Department of State is administered by the Secretary of State, who is elected on a partisan ballot for a term of four years in gubernatorial elections. The Secretary of State is the third-highest official in the State of Michigan. A ...

: Richard H. Austin (Democrat) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Bobby Crim (Democrat) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: William Faust (Democrat) * Chief Justice,

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Mayors of major cities

Mayor of Detroit This is a list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan. See History of Detroit, Michigan, for more information about the history of the incorporation of the city. The current mayor is Mike Duggan, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2014. History ...

Coleman Young Coleman Alexander Young (May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997) was an American politician who served as mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994. Young was the first African-American mayor of Detroit. Young had emerged from the far-left ele ...

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: Abe L. Drasin *

Mayor of Flint The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor-type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government. 1855–1888 The mayor was one of many citywide ele ...

: James W. Rutherford * Mayor of Lansing: Terry John McKane * Mayor of Ann Arbor: Louis Belcher (Republican)

Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan:

Donald W. Riegle Jr. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. (born February 4, 1938) is an American politician, author, and businessman from Michigan. He served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress. Early life and family Donald W ...

(

) * U.S. Senator from Michigan: Carl Levin (Democrat) * House District 1: John Conyers (Democrat) * House District 2:

Carl Pursell Carl Duane Pursell (December 19, 1932 – June 11, 2009) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was born in Imlay City, Michigan and graduated from Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Michigan, in 1951. He worked in his father's bu ...

(Republican) * House District 3:

Howard Wolpe Howard Eliot Wolpe (November 3, 1939 – October 25, 2011) was an American politician who served as a seven-term U.S. Representative from Michigan and Presidential Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes Region in the Clinton Administration, whe ...

(Republican) * House District 4:

Mark D. Siljander Mark Deli Siljander (born June 11, 1951) is an American author and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan. He authored the book'' A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman's Quest to Bridge the Muslim- ...

(Republican) * House District 5: Harold S. Sawyer (Republican) * House District 6: Jim Dunn (Republican) * House District 7:

Dale Kildee Dale Edward Kildee (September 16, 1929 – October 13, 2021) was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative of Michigan from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party. His district included Flint, Saginaw and Bay ...

(Democrat) * House District 8: J. Bob Traxler (Democrat) * House District 9:

Guy Vander Jagt Guy Adrian Vander Jagt ( ; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Vander Jagt was desc ...

(Republican) * House District 10: Donald J. Albosta (Democrat) * House District 11: Robert William Davis (Republican) * House District 12:

David Bonior David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time De ...

(Democrat) * House District 13: George Crockett Jr. (Democrat) * House District 14: Dennis M. Hertel (Democrat) * House District 15: William D. Ford (Democrat) * House District 16:

John Dingell John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longes ...

(Democrat) * House District 17: William M. Brodhead (Democrat) * House District 18:

(Democrat) * House District 19:

William Broomfield William S. Broomfield, (April 28, 1922 – February 20, 2019) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Broomfield, the son of Scevillian C. and Fern Broomfield was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. His father was a d ...

(Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

* 1982 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager

Sparky Anderson George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third ...

, the Tigers compiled an 83–79 record and finished fourth in the

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. The team's statistical leaders included

Larry Herndon Larry Darnell Herndon (born November 3, 1953), sometimes referred to by the nickname "Hondo", is an American former baseball outfielder and hitting coach. He played in Major League Baseball in 1974 and from 1976 to 1988. Born in Mississippi and ...

with a .292

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and 88 RBIs,

Lance Parrish Lance Michael Parrish (born June 15, 1956), nicknamed "Big Wheel", is an American former baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995. Born in Pennsylvania, Parrish grew up in Southern California and excelled in ...

with 32

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

Jack Morris John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career. Armed ...

with 17 wins, and

Dan Petry Daniel Joseph Petry ( ; born November 13, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979–87 and 1990–91), California Angels (1988–89), Atlanta Braves (1991) and Boston Red Sox (1991). He currently se ...

with a 3.22

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

(ERA).

American football

1982 Detroit Lions season The 1982 Detroit Lions season was the 53rd season in franchise history. An NFL players strike shortened the regular season to nine games. The NFL changed the playoff format due to the strike to allow the top eight teams in each conference to q ...

– The Lions, under head coach

Monte Clark Monte Dale Clark (January 24, 1937 – September 16, 2009) was an American football player who served as head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at USC. Early years Clark attended Kingsburg High S ...

, compiled a 4–5 record and finished fourth in the NFC Central Division. The team's statistical leaders included

Gary Danielson Gary Dennis Danielson (born September 10, 1951) is an American college football commentator and former professional American football player. Danielson was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Detroit Lions from ...

with 1,343 passing yards,

Billy Sims Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1980s. Sims played college football for the Uni ...

with 639 rushing yards and 342 receiving yards, and

Eddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie," is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, designated hitter, and coach. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth ...

with 49 points scored. * 1982 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines compiled an 8–4 record. The team's statistical leaders included

Steve Smith Stephen, Steve, Stevie, or Steven Smith may refer to: Academics * Steve Smith (political scientist) (born 1952), British international relations theorist and senior university manager * Stephen Smith (journalist) (born 1956), American journalist, ...

with 1,735 passing yards and 72 points scored,

Lawrence Ricks Lawrence Tallmagde Ricks (born June 4, 1961) is a former American football player. He played college football as a tailback for the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1982 and was selected as a first-team running back on the 1982 All-Big Ten ...

with 1,388 rushing yards, and Anthony Carter with 844 receiving yards.

Basketball

1981–82 Detroit Pistons season The 1981–82 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 34th season in the NBA and 25th season in the city of Detroit. The team played in the Detroit suburbs at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Pistons had the second pick in the 1981 NBA Draft and chose ...

– Under head coach

Scotty Robertson Robert Scott "Scotty" Robertson III (February 1, 1930 – August 18, 2011) was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach for the New Orleans Jazz (now the Utah Jazz), and he later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. He al ...

, the Pistons compiled a 39–43 record and finished third in the NBA's Central Division. The team's statistical leaders included

Kelly Tripucka Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991. He was a two-time NBA All Star and averaged over twenty points a game ...

with 1,772 points,

Kent Benson Michael Kent Benson (born December 27, 1954) is an American former collegiate and professional basketball player. Benson was a two time All-American at Indiana University, winning the 1976 Helms Foundation Player of the Year and helping lead t ...

with 653 rebounds and Isiah Thomas with 565

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Ice hockey

1981–82 Detroit Red Wings season The 1981–82 Detroit Red Wings season was the with name Red Wings 50th season, 56th overall for the franchise. Offseason The National Hockey League realigned their divisions into geographically closer groupings. The Red Wings were the only team ...

– Under head coaches

Wayne Maxner Wayne Douglas Maxner (born September 27, 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian former hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He led the Ontario Hockey Association junior A league in scoring in 1962–63 a ...

and Billy Dea, the Red Wings compiled a 21–47–12 record and finished sixth in the

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's Norris Division. The team's statistical leaders included Mark Osborne with 41 assists and 67 points and

John Ogrodnick John Alexander Ogrodnick (born June 20, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 through 1992–93, with the Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and N ...

with 28 goals. The team's regular goaltenders were

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and

Corrado Micalef Corrado Micalef (born April 20, 1961) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1981 to 1986. He later spent several years playing in Europe, ret ...

Boxing

Other

Music and culture

Michigan acts performed five of the songs ranked on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1982, as follows: * "

Ebony and Ivory "Ebony and Ivory" is a song that was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder. It was issued on 29 March that year as the lead single from McCartney's third solo album, ''Tug of War'' (1982). Written by McCartney ...

" by Stevie Wonder and

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(No. 4); * "

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" by Stevie Wonder (No. 43); * " Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Diana Ross (No. 54); * " Mirror Mirror" by Diana Ross (No. 86); and * " Do I Do by Stevie Wonder (No. 95) Notable albums released in 1982 by Michigan acts included the following: * '' Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I'', an album by Stevie Wonder, was released in May 1982. It reached No. 4 on the Billboard album chart. * '' The Distance'', an album by Bob Seger, was released in December 1982. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard album chart. The single " Shame on the Moon" reached No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. * ''

Silk Electric ''Silk Electric'' is the thirteenth studio album by American R&B singer Diana Ross, released on September 10, 1982 by RCA Records. It was Ross' second of six albums released by the label during the decade. It reached No. 27 on the US ''Billboar ...

'', an album by Diana Ross, was released in September 1982. * '' Jump to It'', an album released by Aretha Franklin, was released in July 1982. * '' Zombie Birdhouse'', an album by Iggy Pop, was released in September 1982. * '' Nugent'', an album by

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock ...

, was released in August 1982. * '' Yes It's You Lady'', an album by Smokey Robinson, was released. In October 1982, Madonna (entertainer), Madonna's first single "Everybody (Madonna song), Everybody" was released. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard dance chart.

Chronology of events

January

* January 24 - Super Bowl played at the Pontiac Silverdome

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

* September 25 - Garlin Gilchrist, 64th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, in Detroit

Gallery of 1982 births

File:Garlin Gilchrist in Grand Rapids.jpg, Garlin Gilchrist

Deaths

* March 10 - Charles N. Agree, Detroit architect, at age 84 * August 19 - Fritz Crisler, University of Michigan football coach (1938-1947) and athletic director (1941-1968), at age 83 in Ann Arbor, Michigan * November 3 - Ray Fisher (baseball), Ray Fisher, Michigan Wolverines baseball coach (1920-1958), at age 95 in Ann Arbor * November 23 - Benny Friedman, Michigan Wolverines football quarterback (1924-1926) and Pro and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, at age 77 in New York City * December 16 - Orville L. Hubbard, Mayor of Dearborn (1942-1978) known as the most outspoken segregationist north of the Mason-Dixon line, at age 79 * December 17 - Homer S. Ferguson, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1943-1955), at age 93 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Gallery of 1982 deaths

File:Fritz Crisler.png, Fritz Crisler File:Ray Fisher.jpg, Ray Fisher (baseball), Ray Fisher File:Benny Friedman.jpg, Benny Friedman File:HomerFerguson.jpg, Homer S. Ferguson

References

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