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In the year 1982
600 Notable deaths
Hugh Marlowe
American actor (1911–1982).
Born January 30th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Roberto Calvi
Italian banker (1920–1982).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Milan.
Died June 17th, 1982 at 62 years old in London (hanging to death).
Alex Harvey
Scottish rock musician (1935–1982).
Born February 5th, 1935 in Glasgow.
Died February 4th, 1982 at 46 years old in Zeebrugge (myocardial infarction).
Djuna Barnes
American modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982).
Born June 12th, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 90 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Ngaio Marsh
New zealand writer (1895-1982).
Born April 23rd, 1895 in Christchurch. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1982 at 86 years old in Christchurch. [ref]
Pierre Balmain
French fashion designer (1914–1982).
Born May 18th, 1914 in le rivier d'ornon. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1982 at 68 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cancer). [ref]
Reta Shaw
American actress (1912-1982).
Born September 13th, 1912 in South Paris.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 69 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
Kim Duk-koo
South korean boxer (1955–1982).
Born January 8th, 1959 in Geojin. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1982 at 23 years old in Paradise.
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston, Cambridge. [ref]
Takashi Shimura
Japanese actor (1905–1982).
Born March 12th, 1905 in Ikuno.
Died February 11th, 1982 at 76 years old in Shinjuku (pulmonary emphysema).
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
Elis Regina
Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music (1945–1982).
Born March 17th, 1945 in Porto Alegre.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 36 years old in São Paulo (drug overdose).
E. H. Carr
English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist (1892-1982).
Born June 28th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1982 at 90 years old in London.
Art Pepper
American musician.
Born September 1st, 1925 in Gardena. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1982 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Woo Bum-kon
South korean spree killer (1955–1982).
Born November 5th, 1955 in Busan. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1982 at 26 years old in Uiryeong County (suicide bombing).
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist (1936–1982).
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer).
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian pin-up artist (1896-1982).
Born February 9th, 1896 in Arequipa.
Died December 30th, 1982 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jean Batten
New zealand aviator (1909-1982).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Rotorua.
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 73 years old in Palma (dog attack).
Victor Jory
Canadian actor (1902–1982).
Born November 23rd, 1902 in Dawson City.
Died February 12th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Will Lee
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Everett III
Us physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Born November 11th, 1930 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1982 at 51 years old in McLean (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1935 in Baytown. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1982 at 47 years old in Navasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
J. B. Kripalani
Indian politician (1888–1982).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Hyderabad.
Died March 19th, 1982 at 93 years old in Sabarmati Ashram.
Tom Drake
American actor (1918–1982).
Born August 5th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1982 at 64 years old in Torrance (lung cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Suslov
Soviet-era statesman (1902-1982).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Shakhovskoye.
Died January 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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