In the year 1982
600 Notable deaths
Jimmy Dickinson
English footballer (1925-1982).
Born April 24th, 1925 in Alton.
Died November 9th, 1982 at 57 years old in Alton.
Helene Deutsch
American psychoanalyst (1884–1982).
Born October 9th, 1884 in Przemyśl.
Died March 29th, 1982 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa
Italian general and prefect (1920-1982).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Saluzzo. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1982 at 61 years old in Palermo (gunshot wound). [ref]
Richard Nelson Gale
British army world war ii general.
Born July 25th, 1896 in London.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kingston upon Thames.
Antonio Casas
Spanish actor (1911-1982).
Born November 11th, 1911 in A Coruña.
Died February 14th, 1982 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Kristján Eldjárn
Icelandic politician, 3rd president of iceland (1916-1982).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Tjörn í Svarfaðardal.
Died September 14th, 1982 at 65 years old in Cleveland (cardiovascular disease).
W. R. Burnett
Novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Springfield.
Died April 25th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director (1897–1982).
Born February 6th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Leopold Trepper
Polish spy (1904–1982).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Nowy Targ.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
Roy Webb
American film music composer (1888-1982).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Achille Lauro
Italian mayor (1887-1982).
Born June 19th, 1887 in Piano di Sorrento.
Died November 15th, 1982 at 95 years old in Naples.
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old in Pithoragarh district.
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1924 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
René Dubos
American microbiologist (1901-1982).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.
Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City.
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
Ali Dashti
Iranian politician (1897-1982).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Karbala.
Died January 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Tehran.
Konrad Wolf
East german film director (1925–1982).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Hechingen.
Died March 7th, 1982 at 56 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer (1895–1982).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
Baurzhan Momyshuly
Soviet officer and writer (1910–1982).
Born January 6th, 1911 in Kolbastau.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 71 years old in Almaty.
Paolo Monti
Italian photographer (1908–1982).
Born August 11th, 1908 in Novara. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Milan. [ref]
Jean Bolikango
Congolese politician (1909–1982).
Born February 4th, 1909 in Kinshasa.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 73 years old in Liège.
Margot Grahame
Actress (1911–1982).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Canterbury.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 70 years old in London (disease).
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