Events from the year 1982 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 71 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents President – Chiang Ching-kuo Vice President – Hsieh Tung-min Premier – Sun Yun-suan Vice Premier – Chiu Chuang-huan
Events
June 27 June – The opening of Taitung Station in Taitung City, Taitung County.
July 1 July The upgrade of Chiayi City and Hsinchu City from county-administered cities of Chiayi County and Hsinchu County respectively to provincial cities. Xiangshan Township of Hsinchu County was incorporated to the newly formed Hsinchu City.
October 15 October – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn visited Taiwan.
December 30 December – The establishment of Youchang Forest Park in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung City.
Births 1 January – Lin Chih-sheng, baseball player 19 January – Angela Chang, singer and actress 24 January – Liu Keng-shin, baseball player 28 January – Lin Yueh-ping, baseball player 6 February – Tank, singer 26 February – Pan Li-chun, table tennis player 5 March – Pan Wei-lun, professional baseball pitcher 15 April – Chen Kuan-jen, baseball player 18 April – Chang Hsin-yan, actress 8 May – Lo Hsiao-ting, softball player 11 June – Lin Chih-chieh, basketball player 19 June – Joe Cheng, model, actor and singer 13 July – Pan Wei-chih, football player 7 August – Chang Ming-huang, discus thrower and shot putter 18 August – Feng Pao-hsing, football player 30 August Tony Yang, actor Wu Tsing-fong, songwriter 5 September – Cyndi Wang, singer and actress 11 September – Queenie Tai, actress 17 October – Cheng Po-jen, baseball player 23 October – Bianca Bai, actress and model 29 October – Ariel Lin, singer and actress 30 October – Abby Fung, actress 8 November – Ethan Juan, actor and model 16 December – Chiang Shih-lu, football player 26 December – Lin Cheng-feng, baseball player
Deaths 14 January – Hsu Shu-hsi, 89, diplomat (in the United States). 26 May – Lee Shih-ke, 55, murderer and armed robber (execution by shooting). 5 October – Liu Shiyi, 95, general. 7 October – James Wei, 75, news media executive. 8 October – Cai Xiaoqian, 78, Communist defecter and general.
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