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In the year 1982
614 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Margot Grahame
Actress (1911–1982).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Canterbury.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 70 years old in London (disease).
William Primrose
Scottish violist (1904-1982).
Born August 23rd, 1904 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Provo (cancer). [ref]
Rolfe Sedan
Actor (1896–1982).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Pacific Palisades.
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.
Ludwig Bieberbach
German mathematician (1886–1982).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Goddelau.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 95 years old in Oberaudorf.
Alexandre Alexeieff
Artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982).
Born April 18th, 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).
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Viktor Glushkov
Soviet mathematician (1923-1982).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1896 in Peräseinäjoki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1982 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Christian Ferras
French musician.
Born June 17th, 1933 in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1982 at 49 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Wingy Manone
American musician (1900-1982).
Born February 13th, 1900 in New Orleans.
Died July 9th, 1982 at 82 years old in Las Vegas.
Walter Battiss
South african painter (1906-1982).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaNojoli.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 76 years old in Port Shepstone (myocardial infarction).
Gara Garayev
Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982).
Born February 5th, 1918 in Baku.
Died May 13th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Eduard Tubin
Estonian composer and conductor (1905-1982).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Torila. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1982 at 77 years old in Österhaninge church parish. [ref]
Clifford Curzon
British musician (1907-1982).
Born May 18th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Hironori Ōtsuka
Martial artist (1892–1982).
Born June 1st, 1892 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 89 years old
Beverly Bayne
American actress (1894–1982).
Born November 11th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marthe Richard
French politician, prostitute and spy (1889-1982).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Blâmont.
Died February 9th, 1982 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Albert Soboul
French historian.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Ammi Moussa. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1982 at 68 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer (1897–1982).
Born November 27th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 84 years old
Deaths 276 to 300 of 614
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde