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Dead at age 82
1,598 Notable deaths
Li Xiannian
3rd president of the people's republic of china (1909-1992).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 82 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Meredith Willson
American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984).
Born May 18th, 1902 in Mason City. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwean politician (1917-1999).
Born June 19th, 1917 in Semokwe.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Harare (prostate cancer).
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Greene County. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Azzedine Alaïa
French-tunisian fashion designer (1935-2017).
Born February 26th, 1935 in Tunis. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2017 at 82 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lou Christie
American singer.
Born February 19th, 1943 in Crescent Township.
Died June 18th, 2025 at 82 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer). [ref]
Ralph McQuarrie
American conceptual designer and illustrator (1929-2012).
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Marshal of the soviet union.
Born September 30th, 1895 in Vichuga.
Died December 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist (1915-1997).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shunroku Hata
Japanese general (1879-1962).
Born July 26th, 1879 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died May 10th, 1962 at 82 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
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