December 31st, 1982

Born on December 31st, 1982

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 915 days, exactly on October 21st, 2026, people who were born on December 31st, 1982 will be 16,000 days old!

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What happened on December 31st?

December 31st, 1950

Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju.

December 31st, 2010

28 tornadoes (one depicted) touched down in midwestern and southern United States, part of an outbreak that led to the deaths of nine people and large property damage.

December 31st, 1999

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation.

December 31st, 1998

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro.

December 31st, 1993

Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

December 31st, 1986

Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in United States history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake.

December 31st, 1965

Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

December 31st, 1961

RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting.

December 31st, 1909

The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic.

December 31st, 1907

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 31st, 1862

The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War.

December 31st, 1857

Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa (pictured), then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

December 31st, 1775

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attack by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.

December 31st, 1759

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st

Born on December 31st, 1982

41

The Rocket Summer

American singer-songwriter

*December 31st, 1982, Texas

41

Charles Judson Wallace

American basketball player

*December 31st, 1982, Atlanta

41

Ronald Belisario

Major League Baseball pitcher

*December 31st, 1982, Maracay

41

Jesse Huerta

Mexican composer

*December 31st, 1982, Mexico City

41

Craig Gordon

Scottish association football player

*December 31st, 1982, Edinburgh

41

Rafael Gaúcho

Brazilian footballer

*December 31st, 1982, Porto Alegre

41

Julio DePaula

Dominican Republic baseball player

*December 31st, 1982, Santo Domingo

41

Anna Bertheau

German actress

*December 31st, 1982, Hamburg

41

Deniz Çakır

Turkish actress

*December 31st, 1982, Ankara

41

Tünde Skovrán

Romanian-Hungarian actress

*December 31st, 1982, Romania

28

Angélico Vieira

Portuguese actor and singer of Angolan parentage

*December 31st, 1982, Lisbon †June 28th, 2011, Porto

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 31st?

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

38

Jan Smit

Dutch singer and TV presenter

*December 31st, 1985, Volendam

44

Steve Byers

Canadian actor

*December 31st, 1979, Scarborough

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

45

Johnny Sins

American pornographic actor, and YouTuber

*December 31st, 1978, Pittsburgh

42

Francisco García

Dominican Republic basketball player

*December 31st, 1981, Santo Domingo

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

*December 31st, 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

49

Mario Aerts

Belgian cyclist

*December 31st, 1974, Herentals

46

Psy

South Korean singer (born 1977)

*December 31st, 1977, Gangnam District

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

42

Ricky Whittle

English actor and model

*December 31st, 1981, Oldham

46

Donald Trump Jr.

American businessman and reality television personality

*December 31st, 1977, Manhattan

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

42

Jana Milić

Serbian actress

*December 31st, 1981, Kruševac

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville

36

Seydou Doumbia

Ivorian association football player

*December 31st, 1987, Abidjan

Same year
Born in 1982

41

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

41

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

41

John Mulaney

American actor and comedian

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

42

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

41

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

42

Huang Sui

Badminton player

*January 8th, 1982, Hunan

42

Inez Bjørg David

German actress

*February 6th, 1982, Aarhus

42

Kamila Augustyn

Badminton player

*January 14th, 1982, Słupsk

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

41

Aki Akao

Badminton player

*October 20th, 1982, Hita

42

Ekaterina Ananina

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1982, Perm

41

Christoph Letkowski

German actor and musician

*June 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

42

Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)

*February 28th, 1982, Lindau

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer

*January 11th, 1982, Chartres †March 9th, 2017, Circuit Paul Armagnac

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

41

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

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Born on December 31st, 1982
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1982 is a normal year and no leap year.

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