In the year 1982
645 Notable deaths
Francisco Gamborena
Spanish footballer (1901-1982).
Born March 14th, 1901 in Irun.
Died July 30th, 1982 at 81 years old in San Sebastián.
Theodor Reimann
Slovak footballer (1921–1982).
Born February 10th, 1921 in Zvolen. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1982 at 61 years old in Bratislava.
Nathaniel Shilkret
American composer, conductor, clarinetist, pianist, business executive, and music director (1889-1982).
Born December 25th, 1889 in New York City.
Died February 18th, 1982 at 92 years old in New York City.
Roger Bonvin
Member of the swiss federal council (1907-1982).
Born September 12th, 1907 in Icogne.
Died June 5th, 1982 at 74 years old in Sion (pancreatic cancer).
Claude F. A. Schaeffer
French archaeologist (1898–1982).
Born March 6th, 1898 in Strasbourg.
Died August 25th, 1982 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Gherasim Rudi
Moldavian politician.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Baltsky Uyezd.
Died June 26th, 1982 at 75 years old in Chișinău.
Constantine Walter Benson
British ornithologist (1909-1982).
Born February 2nd, 1909 in Trull.
Died September 21st, 1982 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Zoltán Opata
Hungarian footballer and manager (1900-1982).
Born September 24th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died May 19th, 1982 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Aleksandr Borisov
Soviet actor, film director, screenwriter and singer (1905–1982).
Born May 1st, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 19th, 1982 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Maria Kownacka
Polish writer.
Born November 11th, 1894 in Słup.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Frank Séchehaye
Swiss footballer (1907-1982).
Born November 3rd, 1907 in Geneva.
Died February 13th, 1982 at 74 years old in Lausanne.
Phyllis Covell
British tennis player (1895–1982).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in London.
Died October 28th, 1982 at 87 years old in Heyshott.
Chu Yung-kwang
South korean footballer (1931-1982).
Born July 15th, 1931 in Pyongyang.
Died September 28th, 1982 at 51 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Carlo Miranda
Italian mathematician (1912–1982).
Born August 15th, 1912 in Naples.
Died May 28th, 1982 at 69 years old in Naples.
Tomás Hernández
Spanish footballer (1930–1982).
Born March 19th, 1930 in Zaragoza.
Died January 2nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Zaragoza.
Theo Fitzau
German racing driver (1923–1982).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Köthen.
Died March 18th, 1982 at 59 years old in Groß-Gerau.
Frank Wels
Dutch footballer (1909-1982).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Ede.
Died February 16th, 1982 at 72 years old in Gorinchem.
Pedro Solé
Spanish footballer (1905-1982).
Born May 7th, 1905 in Barcelona.
Died February 25th, 1982 at 76 years old in Barcelona.
Guido Gonella
Italian journalist and politician (1905-1982).
Born September 18th, 1905 in Verona.
Died August 19th, 1982 at 76 years old in Nettuno.
Adam Ważyk
Polish poet.
Born November 17th, 1905 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 1982 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
Josef Maleček
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1903–1982).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bayport. [ref]
Victor Fontan
French road bicycle racer (1892–1982).
Died January 2nd, 1982 at 89 years old in Pessac.
Paolo Heusch
Film director, screenwriter (1924–1982).
Born February 26th, 1924 in Rome.
Died October 21st, 1982 at 58 years old in Rome.
Nikolay Pilyugin
Soviet rocket control systems designer, scientist (1908-1982).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Krasnoye Selo. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan Urquizu
Spanish association football manager and association football player (1901-1982).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Ondarroa. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 81 years old in Ondarroa.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson