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Dead at age 82

1,794 Notable deaths

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]

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]

Davey Johnson

American baseball player and manager (1943–2025).

Born January 30th, 1943 in Orlando. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Sarasota. [ref]

Elsa Martinelli

Italian fashion model and actress (1935-2017).

Born January 30th, 1935 in Grosseto.

Died July 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]

Mike Mazurki

American actor and professional wrestler (1907-1990).

Born December 25th, 1907 in Kupchyntsi.

Died December 9th, 1990 at 82 years old in Glendale.

Joan Taylor

American actress.

Born August 18th, 1929 in Geneva.

Died March 4th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

Spanish footballer (1895-1978).

Born June 8th, 1895 in Almansa.

Died June 2nd, 1978 at 82 years old in Madrid.

Larry Hennig

American professional wrestler (1936-2018).

Born June 18th, 1936 in Minneapolis.

Died December 6th, 2018 at 82 years old in Tallahassee (kidney failure).

John Sturges

American film director (1910–1992).

Born January 3rd, 1910 in Oak Park.

Died August 18th, 1992 at 82 years old in San Luis Obispo (myocardial infarction, heart failure).

Ron Dellums

American politician and former mayor of oakland, ca (1935–2018).

Born November 24th, 1935 in Oakland. [ref]

Died July 30th, 2018 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer). [ref]

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius