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In the year 1982

600 Notable deaths

Harvey Lembeck

American actor (1923–1982).

Born April 15th, 1923 in Brooklyn.

Died May 5th, 1982 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Archibald MacLeish

American poet and librarian of congress.

Born May 7th, 1892 in Glencoe. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]

Igor Gouzenko

Cipher clerk, soviet defector (1919–1982).

Born January 26th, 1919 in Dunaevka. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1982 at 63 years old in Mississauga (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gábor Szabó

Hungarian-american guitarist (1936–1982).

Born March 8th, 1936 in Budapest.

Died February 26th, 1982 at 45 years old in Budapest.

Philip Ober

American stage, film and television actor (1902-1982).

Born March 23rd, 1902 in Fort Payne.

Died September 13th, 1982 at 80 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Cal Tjader

American latin jazz musician, recording artist.

Born July 16th, 1925 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died May 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Manila (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Seraphim Rose

American orthodox writer and saint.

Born August 13th, 1934 in San Diego.

Died September 2nd, 1982 at 48 years old in Platina.

Władysław Gomułka

Polish politician (1905-1982).

Born February 6th, 1905 in Krosno. [ref]

Died September 1st, 1982 at 77 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]

Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh

Indian politician (1896–1982).

Born January 14th, 1896 in Raigad district.

Died October 2nd, 1982 at 86 years old in Hyderabad.

Walter Hallstein

German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982).

Born November 17th, 1901 in Mainz. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1982 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Virginia Bruce

Actress from the united states (1910-1982).

Born September 29th, 1910 in Minneapolis.

Died February 24th, 1982 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).

Palden Thondup Namgyal

King of sikkim (1923-1982).

Born May 23rd, 1923 in Gangtok.

Died January 29th, 1982 at 58 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Hans Selye

Austro-hungarian canadian endocrinologist.

Born January 26th, 1907 in Vienna.

Died October 16th, 1982 at 75 years old in Montreal.

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry

Pakistani politician (1904-1982).

Born January 1st, 1904 in Marala.

Died June 2nd, 1982 at 78 years old in Lahore.

Lee Patrick

American actress (1901–1982).

Born November 22nd, 1901 in New York City.

Died November 21st, 1982 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.

Cathleen Nesbitt

British actress (1888-1982).

Born November 24th, 1888 in Cheshire.

Died August 2nd, 1982 at 93 years old in London (disease).

Riccardo Paletti

Italian racing driver.

Born June 15th, 1958 in Milan.

Died June 13th, 1982 at 23 years old in Montreal.

Sue Carol

American actress, talent agent (1906–1982).

Born October 30th, 1906 in Chicago.

Died February 4th, 1982 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Vladimir K. Zworykin

Russian-american engineer (1888–1982).

Born July 29th, 1888 in Murom. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1982 at 94 years old in Princeton.

Louis Aragon

French poet (1897–1982).

Born October 3rd, 1897 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 24th, 1982 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Georg Konrad Morgen

Ss judge and chief investigator, reich criminal police office (1909-1982).

Born June 8th, 1909 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died February 4th, 1982 at 72 years old in Frankfurt am Main.

Vivien Merchant

English actress (1929-1982).

Born July 22nd, 1929 in Manchester. [ref]

Died October 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in London. [ref]

Mirabehn

English activist of the indian independence movement (1892-1982).

Born November 22nd, 1892 in Surrey.

Died July 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Vienna.

Gershom Scholem

German-israeli philosopher (1897–1982).

Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin.

Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]

Sonny Stitt

American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982).

Born February 2nd, 1924 in Boston.

Died July 22nd, 1982 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..

Deaths 101 to 125 of 600

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