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In the year 1982
600 Notable deaths
Arthur Rubinstein
Polish-american classical pianist (1887-1982).
Born January 28th, 1887 in Łódź.
Died December 20th, 1982 at 95 years old in Geneva.
Carl Orff
German composer.
Born July 10th, 1895 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1982 at 86 years old in Munich (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jacques Tati
French filmmaker (1907-1982).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Le Pecq.
Died November 5th, 1982 at 75 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Iraqi president (1914-1982).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Tikrit.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 68 years old in Baghdad.
Lester Bangs
American music critic and journalist.
Born December 13th, 1948 in Escondido.
Died April 30th, 1982 at 33 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Keith Green
American contemporary christian musician and songwriter (1953–1982).
Born October 21st, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Garden Valley.
Stanley Holloway
British actor, singer and comedian (1890–1982).
Born October 1st, 1890 in London.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 91 years old in Littlehampton (stroke).
Salvador Sánchez
Mexican boxer (1959–1982).
Born January 26th, 1959 in Santiago Tianguistenco.
Died August 13th, 1982 at 23 years old in Querétaro (traffic collision).
Curd Jürgens
German actor (1915–1982).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Solln.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Hans Conried
American actor (1917-1982).
Born April 15th, 1917 in Baltimore.
Died January 5th, 1982 at 64 years old in Burbank.
Bachir Gemayel
Lebanese politician and militia commander and president of lebanon (1947-1982).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Ashrafieh.
Died September 14th, 1982 at 34 years old in Ashrafieh (bomb attack).
Harold Sakata
American sportsman and actor (1920-1982).
Born July 1st, 1920 in Holualoa.
Died July 29th, 1982 at 62 years old in Honolulu (liver cancer).
Abe Fortas
United states supreme court justice (1910-1982).
Born June 19th, 1910 in Memphis. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1982 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet marshal (1900–1982).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died March 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Ferdinand Waldo Demara
American imposter.
Born December 21st, 1922 in Lawrence.
Died June 7th, 1982 at 59 years old in West Anaheim (cardiovascular disease).
Patrick Magee
Northern irish actor (1922–1982).
Born March 31st, 1922 in Armagh.
Died August 14th, 1982 at 60 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Celia Johnson
English actress (1908–1982).
Born December 18th, 1908 in Richmond.
Died April 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in Nettlebed (stroke).
Adolf Heusinger
German general.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Holzminden. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1982 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Colin Chapman
English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of lotus cars.
Born May 19th, 1928 in London.
Died December 16th, 1982 at 54 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction).
Mabel Albertson
American actress (1901-1982).
Born July 24th, 1901 in Haverhill.
Died September 28th, 1982 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (Alzheimer's disease).
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu guru.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.
Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.
Rab Butler
British politician (1902–1982).
Born December 9th, 1902 in Attock Khurd.
Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Great Yeldham (colorectal cancer).
King Vidor
American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894-1982).
Born February 8th, 1894 in Galveston.
Died November 1st, 1982 at 88 years old in Paso Robles (cardiovascular disease).
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1912-1982).
Born March 15th, 1912 in Centerville.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Houston (esophageal cancer).
Herbert Quandt
German businessman.
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Pritzwalk.
Died June 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Kiel.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson