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In the year 1982
600 Notable deaths
Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke).
Douglas Bader
British world flying ace (1910-1982).
Born February 21st, 1910 in London.
Died September 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Chiswick (myocardial infarction).
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982).
Born May 31st, 1945 in Bad Wörishofen. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1982 at 37 years old in Munich (cardiac arrest, barbiturates, barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia (1911-1982).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Riyadh.
Died June 13th, 1982 at 71 years old in Riyadh (heart failure).
Victor Buono
American actor and comic (1938–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in San Diego.
Died January 1st, 1982 at 43 years old in Apple Valley (myocardial infarction).
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German world war ii stuka pilot and neo-nazi activist (1916-1982).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Rosenheim (stroke).
Kenneth More
British film and stage actor (1914–1982).
Born September 20th, 1914 in Gerrards Cross.
Died July 12th, 1982 at 67 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Sarah Churchill
British actress and dancer (1914-1982).
Born October 7th, 1914 in London.
Died September 24th, 1982 at 67 years old in London.
Eleanor Powell
Dancer, actress.
Born November 21st, 1912 in Springfield.
Died February 11th, 1982 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Kashmiri politician (1905-1982).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Soura.
Died November 8th, 1982 at 76 years old in Srinagar.
Arthur Lowe
British actor (1915–1982).
Born September 22nd, 1915 in Hayfield.
Died April 15th, 1982 at 66 years old in Birmingham (stroke).
Fernando Lamas
Argentine-born actor (1915-1982).
Born January 9th, 1915 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1982 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Jiro Horikoshi
Japanese engineer.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Fujioka.
Died January 11th, 1982 at 78 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Alma Reville
British screenwriter, film editor, and wife of alfred hitchcock.
Born August 14th, 1899 in Nottingham.
Died July 6th, 1982 at 82 years old in Bel Air.
Virginia Hall
American spy with the british special operations executive (1906-1982).
Born April 6th, 1906 in Baltimore.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 76 years old in Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. [ref]
James Broderick
Actor (1927-1982).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Sullivan County.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 55 years old in New Haven (cancer).
Anna Freud
Austrian-british psychoanalyst (1895–1982).
Born December 3rd, 1895 in Vienna.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 86 years old in London.
Fazlur Khan
Bangladeshi architect (1929–1982).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died March 27th, 1982 at 52 years old in Jeddah (myocardial infarction).
Erving Goffman
Sociologist, writer, and academic (1922–1982).
Born June 11th, 1922 in Mannville. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1982 at 60 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Bess Truman
First lady of the united states from 1945 to 1953.
Born February 13th, 1885 in Independence.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 97 years old in Independence.
Sobhuza II
King of swaziland (1899-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1899 in Zombodze.
Died August 21st, 1982 at 83 years old in Mbabane.
Gala Dalí
Wife of, first, paul éluard, then salvador dalí.
Born September 7th, 1894 in Kazan.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 87 years old in Port Lligat (disease).
Vinoba Bhave
Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights (1895-1982).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Raigad district.
Died November 15th, 1982 at 87 years old in Wardha.
John Cheever
American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982).
Born May 27th, 1912 in Quincy. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 70 years old in Ossining (kidney cancer). [ref]
Savitri Devi
Greek-french writer (1905-1982).
Born September 30th, 1905 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died October 22nd, 1982 at 77 years old in Sible Hedingham (myocardial infarction).
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