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In the year 1982
645 Notable deaths
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
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.
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).
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.
Baurzhan Momyshuly
Soviet officer and writer (1910–1982).
Born January 6th, 1911 in Kolbastau.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 71 years old in Almaty.
Ali Dashti
Iranian politician (1897-1982).
Born March 31st, 1897 in Karbala.
Died January 16th, 1982 at 84 years old in Tehran.
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.
Ludwig Bieberbach
German mathematician (1886–1982).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Goddelau.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 95 years old in Oberaudorf.
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
Paolo Monti
Italian photographer (1908–1982).
Born August 11th, 1908 in Novara. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Milan. [ref]
Youssef Wahbi
Egyptian film director and actor (1898–1982).
Born July 14th, 1898 in Faiyum.
Died October 17th, 1982 at 84 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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.
William Primrose
Scottish violist (1904-1982).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Provo (cancer).
Margot Grahame
Actress (1911–1982).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Canterbury.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 70 years old in London (disease).
Rolfe Sedan
Actor (1896–1982).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Jean Bolikango
Congolese politician (1909–1982).
Born February 4th, 1909 in Kinshasa.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 73 years old in Liège.
Khalid al-Islambuli
Egyptian military officer (1955-1982).
Born January 15th, 1955 in Egypt.
Died April 15th, 1982 at 27 years old in Egypt (gunshot wound).
Betty Parsons
American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982).
Born January 31st, 1900 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 82 years old in New York City.
Viktor Glushkov
Ukrainian mathematician (1923–1982).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Alexandre Alexeieff
Artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982).
Born August 1st, 1901 in Kazan.
Died August 9th, 1982 at 81 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Taisen Deshimaru
Japanese zen master (1914–1982).
Born November 29th, 1914 in Saga Prefecture.
Died April 30th, 1982 at 67 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer).
Walter Plunkett
American costume designer (1902-1982).
Born June 5th, 1902 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Christian Ferras
French violinist (1933–1982).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.
Died September 15th, 1982 at 49 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 645
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