Events from the year 1982 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 71 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

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Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

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Hsieh Tung-min Hsieh Tung-min (; 25 January 1908 – 9 April 2001) was the ninth Governor of Taiwan Province (1972–1978), the sixth and first local Taiwanese Vice President of the Republic of China (1978–1984) under president Chiang Ching-kuo. Family an ...

* Premier – Sun Yun-suan * Vice Premier –

Chiu Chuang-huan Chiu Chuang-huan (; 25 July 1925 – 2 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984. Born in Changhua, Chiu was of Hakka ancestry from Raoping, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China China, officially the Peop ...

Events

June

* 27 June – The opening of Taitung Station in Taitung City, Taitung County.

July

* 1 July ** The upgrade of

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

and

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

from county-administered cities of

Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

and Hsinchu County respectively to provincial cities. ** Xiangshan Township of Hsinchu County was incorporated to the newly formed

October

*15 October –

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repres ...

visited Taiwan.

December

* 30 December – The establishment of

Youchang Forest Park The Youchang Forest Park () is an urban park in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The park used to be a graveyard. On 30 December 1982, it was turned into the Youchang Forest Park. Architecture The park covers an area of around 5 hec ...

Nanzih District Nanzih District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also spelled Nanzi; ) is a district located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It was the northernmost district of Kaohsiung City until Kaohsiung County was merged into the municipal ...

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohs ...

Births

* 1 January –

Lin Chih-sheng Ngayaw Ake Lin Chih-sheng (; born 1 January 1982; birth name: Ngayaw Ake林智盛), also known as Ngayaw Ake in Amis language, is a Taiwanese indigenous baseball player for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL ...

, baseball player * 19 January –

Angela Chang Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002 ...

, singer and actress * 24 January –

Liu Keng-shin Liu Keng-shin (alternately Geng-Shin Liou; ; born 24 January 1982, in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball player who played for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He played shortstop. Career statistics See also * ...

, baseball player * 28 January –

Lin Yueh-ping Lin Yueh-ping (; born 28 January 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese baseball manager and former pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Lin is among the fastest Taiwanese pitchers of the ...

, baseball player * 6 February –

Tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ...

, singer * 26 February –

Pan Li-chun Pan Li-chun (; born 26 February 1982 in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. As of July 2012, Pan is ranked no. 168 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Pan is a member of the table tennis team for Taiwan C ...

, table tennis player * 5 March –

Pan Wei-lun Pan Wei-lun (; born 5 March 1982 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Career After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperat ...

, professional baseball pitcher * 15 April –

Chen Kuan-jen Chen Kuan-jen (; born 15 April 1982 in Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. Career In 2006 season, as a rookie, he gained the Batting Championship Award and Chinese Professional Baseball League Ro ...

, baseball player * 18 April – Chang Hsin-yan, actress * 8 May – Lo Hsiao-ting, softball player * 11 June –

Lin Chih-chieh Lin Chih-chieh (; born 11 June 1982 in Hualien County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player of Amis descent. During his career with the Taiwan Beer club of the Super Basketball League (SBL), Lin has won one Regular Season mos ...

, basketball player * 19 June –

Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, () (born 19 June 1982) is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga ''Itazura Na Kiss'', '' ...

, model, actor and singer * 13 July –

Pan Wei-chih Pan Wei-chih (; born 13 July 1982) is a Taiwanese football (soccer) goalkeeper. He succeeded Yang Cheng-hsing to become Taiwan Power Company F.C.'s goalkeeper. He has been called up to the Chinese Taipei national football team. He is also the fi ...

, football player * 7 August –

Chang Ming-huang Chang Ming-huang (; born 7 August 1982 in Taichung) is a Taiwanese discus thrower and shot putter. He has been focusing on shot put only since 2006. He trained in National College of Physical Education during his university study in Taiwan. ...

, discus thrower and shot putter * 18 August –

Feng Pao-hsing Feng Pao-hsing (, born 18 August 1982) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Taiwan Power Company F.C. His usual position is defensive midfielder. He played for the Chinese Taipei national football t ...

, football player * 30 August **

Tony Yang Tony Yang (; born 30 August 1982) is a Taiwanese actor who rose to prominence for his debut film role in ''Formula 17'' (2004), for which he won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer. He is also known for his roles in the Taiwanese box ...

, actor **

Wu Tsing-fong Wu Qing-feng (; born 1982) , also known as Greeny and credited as Wu Tsing-fong, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the m ...

, songwriter * 5 September –

Cyndi Wang Cyndi Wang Hsin-ling (; born 5 September 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Wang debuted her musical career as she released her debut album, ''Begin...'' (2003). Besides her musical career, Wang has starred in many TV dramas, including ...

, singer and actress * 11 September –

Queenie Tai Queenie Tai () is a Taiwanese actress. Filmography Film Television series Personal life On 30 June 2012, Tai married . References External links * * 1982 births 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Actresses from Taipei Living pe ...

, actress * 17 October – Cheng Po-jen, baseball player * 23 October –

Bianca Bai Bianca Bai (; born 23 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and model. Bai graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model with Catwalk Modeling Agency before becoming an actress. She was nominated in 2010 for Best Actress a ...

, actress and model * 29 October –

Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama '' It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chinese fantasy drama ''The Little Fairy'' (2006). Lin w ...

, singer and actress * 30 October – Abby Fung, actress * 8 November –

Ethan Juan Ethan Juan (, born 8 November 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and model. He rose to prominence with the television series ''Fated to Love You'' (2008). Juan won the Best Actor award at the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in '' Monga'' in 2010. ...

, actor and model * 16 December –

Chiang Shih-lu Chiang Shih-lu (; born 16 December 1982) is a Taiwanese football player who currently plays for Taipower as a striker. He has often been called ''Fast Legs of Taipower'' (台電快腿) for his fast speed on the field. Career statistics Inter ...

, football player * 26 December –

Lin Cheng-feng Lin Cheng-feng (, born 26 December 1982) is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for EDA Rhinos of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently serves as a long reliever for the Rochester Rhinos, Rhinos. Early life Born in Pe ...

, baseball player

References

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