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In the year 1982
645 Notable deaths
Ville Ritola
Finnish long distance runner.
Born January 18th, 1896 in Peräseinäjoki. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1982 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Wingy Manone
American musician (1900-1982).
Born February 13th, 1900 in New Orleans.
Died July 9th, 1982 at 82 years old in Las Vegas.
Eduard Tubin
Estonian composer and conductor (1905-1982).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Torila.
Died November 17th, 1982 at 77 years old in Österhaninge church parish.
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.
Hironori Ōtsuka
Martial artist (1892–1982).
Born June 1st, 1892 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 89 years old
Clifford Curzon
British musician (1907-1982).
Born May 18th, 1907 in London.
Died September 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in London.
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.
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]
Edmund Roman Orlik
Polish soldier and architect (1918-1982).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Rogoźno.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in Opole (traffic collision).
Salomon Bochner
American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry (1899–1982).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Podgórze. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 82 years old in Houston.
Albert Soboul
French historian.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Ammi Moussa.
Died September 11th, 1982 at 68 years old in Nîmes.
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer (1897–1982).
Born November 27th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 84 years old
Pericle Felici
Catholic cardinal (1911–1982).
Born August 1st, 1911 in Segni.
Died March 22nd, 1982 at 70 years old in Foggia.
Nikolai Kamanin
Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982).
Born October 18th, 1908 in Melenki.
Died March 11th, 1982 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Manos Loïzos
Greek composer (1937–1982).
Born October 22nd, 1937 in Alexandria.
Died September 17th, 1982 at 44 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Khadija Mastoor
Pakistani writer (1927-1982).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Bareilly.
Died July 25th, 1982 at 54 years old in London.
Mario Praz
Italian anglist, art collector, art historian, journalist and writer (1896-1982).
Born September 6th, 1896 in Rome.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Rome.
Thomas T. Handy
United states general (1892–1982).
Born March 11th, 1892 in Spring City.
Died April 14th, 1982 at 90 years old in San Antonio.
William Giauque
American chemist (1895-1982).
Born May 12th, 1895 in Niagara Falls.
Died March 28th, 1982 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Bishnu Dey
Indian writer and poet (1909-1982).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Kolkata.
Died December 3rd, 1982 at 73 years old in Kolkata.
Jean Girault
French film director (1924–1982).
Born May 9th, 1924 in Villenauxe-la-Grande.
Died July 20th, 1982 at 58 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Maria Jeritza
Czech opera singer (1887–1982).
Born October 6th, 1887 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Orange. [ref]
Humphrey Searle
English composer (1915-1982).
Born August 26th, 1915 in Oxford.
Died May 12th, 1982 at 66 years old in London.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid