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In the year 1982
600 Notable deaths
Helmut Dantine
Austrian hollywood actor (1917–1982).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died May 3rd, 1982 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Gene Sheldon
American actor (1908-1982).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 74 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
Robert Coote
British actor (1909–1982).
Born February 4th, 1909 in London.
Died November 26th, 1982 at 73 years old in New York City.
Henri Tajfel
British social psychologist and university teacher of polish-jewish origin.
Born June 22nd, 1919 in Włocławek.
Died May 3rd, 1982 at 62 years old in Bristol.
William Bernbach
American businessman.
Born August 13th, 1911 in The Bronx.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City.
Georg Leibbrandt
Nazi leader (1899-1982).
Born September 5th, 1899 in Tsebrykove. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1982 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Iranian politician (1936–1982).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Isfahan.
Died September 15th, 1982 at 46 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Raghunath Murmu
Indian writer and linguist.
Born May 5th, 1905 in Dandbose. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1982 at 76 years old
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author.
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes, Babelsberg. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916-1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hal Foster
Canadian-american illustrator (1892–1982).
Born August 16th, 1892 in Halifax. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Winter Park. [ref]
Mahasi Sayadaw
Burmese buddhist monk (1904-1982).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Shwebo District.
Died August 14th, 1982 at 78 years old in Yangon (cerebrovascular disease).
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet (1905–1982).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in South Bend.
Died June 6th, 1982 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
British athlete, politician, cabinet minister, life peer and nobel peace prize winner (1889–1982).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Hendon.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 92 years old in City of Westminster. [ref]
Virginia Fox
American actress (1902-1982).
Born April 19th, 1902 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1982 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (thrombosis).
Leroy Grumman
American aerospace engineer (1895–1982).
Born January 4th, 1895 in Huntington.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 87 years old in Manhasset.
Hermann Rauschning
German politician (1887-1982).
Born August 7th, 1887 in Toruń.
Died February 8th, 1982 at 94 years old in Portland.
Dwight Macdonald
American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906-1982).
Born March 24th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 76 years old in New York City.
Accamma Cherian
Indian independence activist (1909-1989).
Born February 14th, 1909 in Kanjirappally.
Died May 5th, 1982 at 73 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Vladimir Smirnov
Ukrainian soviet fencer.
Born May 20th, 1954 in Rubizhne. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mario Del Monaco
Italian opera singer.
Born July 27th, 1915 in Florence. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1982 at 67 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sultan al-Atrash
Prominent arab druze leader, syrian nationalist and commander general of the syrian revolution (1925–1927).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Al-Qurayya.
Died March 26th, 1982 at 91 years old in Al-Qurayya (myocardial infarction).
B. P. Koirala
Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1982 at 67 years old in Kathmandu (lung cancer). [ref]
Elio Petri
Italian filmmaker (1929–1982).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Rome.
Died November 10th, 1982 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 600
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé