January 1982
January 17, 1982 (Sunday): Correct spelling (yes, that's how it's spelled)
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*[[Winston Cenac]] resigned as [[Prime Minister of Saint Lucia]] after 8 months in office, and was succeeded temporarily by Finance Minister [[Michael Pilgrim]].{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/world/around-the-world-st-lucia-premier-quits-over-a-series-of-strikes.html|title=St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes|date=January 17, 1982|work=New York Times}} |
*[[Winston Cenac]] resigned as [[Prime Minister of Saint Lucia]] after 8 months in office, and was succeeded temporarily by Finance Minister [[Michael Pilgrim]].{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/17/world/around-the-world-st-lucia-premier-quits-over-a-series-of-strikes.html|title=St. Lucia Premier Quits Over a Series of Strikes|date=January 17, 1982|work=New York Times}} |
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*Dr. [[Julio Iglesias Puga]], a renowned Spanish gynecologist and the father of singer Julio Iglesias, was rescued by Spain's counter-terrorism force, the [[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]] (GEO), three weeks after he had been kidnapped by the Basque separatist group [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]]. Julio Iglesias had been traced to a house at [[Trasmoz]] at the [[Zaragoza (province)|Zaragoza]] province.{{Cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1982/01/19/018.html|title=La espectacular liberación del doctor Iglesias|date=January 19, 1982|website=ABC Hemeroteca}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/18/world/around-the-world-singer-s-father-rescued-from-abductors-in-spain.html "Singer's Father Rescued From Abductors in Spain"], ''The New York Times'', January 18, 1982, p.I-3 |
*Dr. [[Julio Iglesias Puga]], a renowned Spanish gynecologist and the father of singer Julio Iglesias, was rescued by Spain's counter-terrorism force, the [[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]] (GEO), three weeks after he had been kidnapped by the Basque separatist group [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]]. Julio Iglesias had been traced to a house at [[Trasmoz]] at the [[Zaragoza (province)|Zaragoza]] province.{{Cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1982/01/19/018.html|title=La espectacular liberación del doctor Iglesias|date=January 19, 1982|website=ABC Hemeroteca}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/18/world/around-the-world-singer-s-father-rescued-from-abductors-in-spain.html "Singer's Father Rescued From Abductors in Spain"], ''The New York Times'', January 18, 1982, p.I-3 |
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*'''Born:''' [[Dwyane Wade]], American [[NBA]] player and team owner, 2006 MVP of the NBA Finals for the Miami Heat, inductee to the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]], and later a minority owner of the [[Utah Jazz]] and the [[WNBA]] [[Chicago Sky]]; in [[Chicago]]{{Cite web|title=Dwyane Wade Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wadedw01.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}} |
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**[[Varlam Shalamov]], Russian writer known for ''Kalyma's Notes'', an exposure of the horrors of Soviet labor camps, where he had been incarcerated from 1937 to 1954[http://shalamov.ru/en/ Varlam Shalamov official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219150213/http://shalamov.ru/en/ |date=2009-12-19 }} |
**[[Varlam Shalamov]], Russian writer known for ''Kalyma's Notes'', an exposure of the horrors of Soviet labor camps, where he had been incarcerated from 1937 to 1954[http://shalamov.ru/en/ Varlam Shalamov official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219150213/http://shalamov.ru/en/ |date=2009-12-19 }} |
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