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In the year 1982
645 Notable deaths
Anatoly Solonitsyn
Soviet russian actor (1934–1982).
Born August 30th, 1934 in Bogorodsk.
Died June 11th, 1982 at 47 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Ahmadiyya religious leader (1909–1982).
Born November 16th, 1909 in Qadian.
Died June 9th, 1982 at 72 years old in Islamabad.
Dolores Moran
American actress (1926-1982).
Born January 27th, 1926 in Stockton.
Died February 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Charles Hapgood
American historian (1904-1982).
Born May 17th, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 21st, 1982 at 78 years old in Greenfield (struck by vehicle).
Gordon Gray
Official in the government of the united states (1909-1982).
Born May 30th, 1909 in Baltimore.
Died November 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C..
Korczak Ziolkowski
Polish american designer and sculptor (1908–1982).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1982 at 74 years old in Sturgis, Black Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivan Bagramyan
Marshal of the soviet union (1897-1982).
Born December 2nd, 1897 in Çardaqlı.
Died September 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Chao Yuen Ren
Chinese-american linguist and educator (1892–1982).
Born November 3rd, 1892 in Tianjin.
Died February 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Pierre Mendès France
French politician (1907-1982).
Born January 11th, 1907 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Eduardo Frei Montalva
President of chile (1911-1982).
Born January 16th, 1911 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Urdu author (1896-1982).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Gorakhpur.
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 85 years old in New Delhi.
Michio Suzuki
Japanese entrepreneur and inventor.
Born February 18th, 1887 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 95 years old in Hamamatsu.
Varlam Shalamov
Soviet writer, journalist, poet and gulag survivor.
Born July 1st, 1907 in Vologda.
Died January 17th, 1982 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter
United states admiral (1897-1982).
Born May 8th, 1897 in St. Louis.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in East Harlem.
Frederick Terman
American electronic engineer (1900-1982).
Born June 7th, 1900 in English.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 82 years old in Palo Alto.
Mohammed Helmy
Egyptian doctor and righteous among the nations recipient.
Born July 25th, 1901 in Khartoum.
Died January 10th, 1982 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Seiichi Miyake
Japanese inventor.
Born February 5th, 1926 in Kurashiki.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 56 years old in Okayama University Hospital.
Refaat Al-Gammal
Egyptian spy hero (1927-1982).
Born July 1st, 1927 in Damietta.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 54 years old in Darmstadt (lung cancer).
Parkash Kaur
Indian singer (1919–1982).
Born September 19th, 1919.
Died November 2nd, 1982 at 63 years old
Henry King
American film director (1886-1982).
Born January 24th, 1886 in Christiansburg.
Died June 29th, 1982 at 96 years old in Toluca Lake (myocardial infarction).
George Kistiakowsky
Ukrainian-american physical chemistry professor.
Born December 1st, 1900 in Tarasivka. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1982 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Harry Jerome
Canadian track and field runner (1940-1982).
Born September 30th, 1940 in Prince Albert.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 42 years old in Vancouver (intracranial aneurysm).
Marcel Camus
French film director (1912-1982).
Born April 21st, 1912 in Chappes.
Died January 13th, 1982 at 69 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Joe Sawyer
Canadian actor (1906–1982).
Born August 29th, 1906 in Guelph.
Died April 21st, 1982 at 75 years old in Ashland (liver cancer).
Cevdet Sunay
5th president of the republic of turkey (1899–1982).
Born February 10th, 1899 in Trabzon.
Died May 22nd, 1982 at 83 years old in Istanbul.
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