In the year 1982
645 Notable deaths
Felix von Heijden
Dutch footballer and mayor (1890-1982).
Born April 11th, 1890 in Weerselo.
Died November 17th, 1982 at 92 years old in Boxtel.
Vasily Rudenkov
Athletics competitor (1931–1982).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Zhlobin.
Died November 2nd, 1982 at 51 years old in Zhlobin.
Mimi Sodré
Brazilian footballer (1892-1982).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Belém.
Died February 1st, 1982 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Pablo Pacheco
Peruvian footballer.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Callao. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 73 years old [ref]
Erik August Larsson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 20th, 1912 in Kiruna. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1982 at 69 years old in Jukkasjärvi.
Raúl Fernández Robert
Basketball (1905–1982).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Mexico City.
Died September 4th, 1982 at 76 years old in Mexico City.
Felice Gasperi
Football player (1903-1982).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Bologna.
Died May 23rd, 1982 at 78 years old in Città Sant'Angelo.
Edvard Westerlund
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 1st, 1901 in Helsinki.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Richard Wahl
German fencer (1906-1982).
Born December 4th, 1906 in Frankfurt.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in Frankfurt.
Eino Penttilä
Finnish javelin thrower (1906–1982).
Born August 27th, 1906 in Joutseno.
Died November 24th, 1982 at 76 years old in Pori.
Ignacio Calle
Colombian footballer (1930–1982).
Born August 21st, 1931 in Medellín.
Died February 24th, 1982 at 50 years old in Medellín.
Charles Chandler
American rower.
Born July 21st, 1911 in Berkeley.
Died June 22nd, 1982 at 70 years old in Oakland.
Louis Dufour
Swiss ice hockey player (1901-1960).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Les Avants.
Died October 26th, 1982 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler (1903–1982).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Nurmo.
Died June 4th, 1982 at 78 years old in Ähtäri.
Carlos Borja
Basketball player (1913–1992).
Born May 23rd, 1913 in Guadalajara.
Died November 25th, 1982 at 69 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Henri Hiltl
French footballer (1910-1982).
Born October 8th, 1910 in Vienna.
Died November 25th, 1982 at 72 years old in Cocheren.
John Cookman
American ice hockey player (1909–1982).
Born September 2nd, 1909 in Englewood.
Died August 19th, 1982 at 72 years old in Plattsburgh.
Hugh Plaxton
Canadian ice hockey player (1904-1982).
Born May 16th, 1904 in Barrie.
Died December 1st, 1982 at 78 years old in Mississauga.
Karl Hein
German hammer thrower (1908–1982).
Born June 11th, 1908 in Hamburg.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 74 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Yakir
Soviet historian (1923–1982).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Kyiv.
Died November 14th, 1982 at 59 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Shiro Teshima
Japanese association football player (1907-1982).
Born February 26th, 1907 in Hiroshima.
Died November 6th, 1982 at 75 years old in Japan.
René Quitral
Chilean footballer (1924-1982).
Born September 15th, 1924 in Ñuñoa. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1982 at 58 years old in Valparaíso.
Armando Filiput
Sprinters (1923–1982).
Born December 19th, 1923 in Ronchi dei Legionari.
Died March 30th, 1982 at 58 years old in Ronchi dei Legionari.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy