Historical Events
- "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances
British Golf Open
British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Tom Watson wins his 4th Open Championship, 1 stroke clear of Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price
Famous Birthdays
- Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer
Priyanka Chopra (41 years old)
Indian actress, singer and beauty queen (Miss World, 2000), born in Jamshedpur, India
- Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter ("Take It All Away"), born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Lionel Daunais, French Canadian singer and composer, dies at 80
- Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language), dies at 85
Died in 1982 1982 Highlights
About July 18, 1982
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 41 years, 9 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
#1 Song: Fame - Irene Cara
