Editing 1982 (section)

=== October ===
* [[October 1]]
** [[Helmut Kohl]] replaces [[Helmut Schmidt]] as [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor of Germany]] through a [[constructive vote of no confidence]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Curtis|title=Introduction to Comparative Government|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vB2DAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=HarperCollins College Publishers|isbn=978-0-06-500552-3|page=209}}</ref>
** [[Sony]] launches the first consumer [[compact disc]] (CD) player (model [[Sony CDP-101|CDP-101]]).
* [[October 8]] 
** Poland bans the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] trade union after having suspended it on December 13, 1981.
** After six years in opposition, Social Democrat [[Olof Palme]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] once again.
* [[October 11]] – The ''[[Mary Rose]]'', flagship of [[Henry VIII of England]] that sank in [[1545]], is raised from the [[Solent]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Margaret Rule|author2=Mary Rose Trust|title=The Mary Rose: A Guide to the Exhibition and Ship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbQ87eG9J3EC|year=1993|publisher=Mary Rose Trust|isbn=978-0-9511747-2-2|page=6}}</ref>
* [[October 20]] – [[Luzhniki disaster]]: During the [[UEFA Cup]] match between [[FC Spartak Moscow]] and [[HFC Haarlem]], 66 people are crushed to death.
* [[October 27]] – In Canada, [[Dominion Day]] is officially renamed [[Canada Day]].
* [[October 28]] – The [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Party]] wins the [[1982 Spanish general election|election]] in Spain; [[Felipe González]] is elected Prime Minister.