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Dead at age 82
1,599 Notable deaths
Bob Bennett
American politician (1933–2016).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
W. O. Bentley
British automotive engineer (1888-1971).
Born September 16th, 1888 in London.
Died August 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woking.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Hitoshi Imamura
Japanese general.
Born June 28th, 1886 in Sendai.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 82 years old in Japan.
Dan Rostenkowski
American politician.
Born January 2nd, 1928 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2010 at 82 years old in Genoa City (lung cancer). [ref]
Martin Cruz Smith
American writer (1942–2025).
Born November 3rd, 1942 in Reading.
Died July 12th, 2025 at 82 years old in San Rafael. [ref]
Fraser Stoddart
Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Maurice de Vlaminck
French painter (1876-1958).
Born April 4th, 1876 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1958 at 82 years old in Rueil-la-Gadelière. [ref]
Jack Lynch
Taoiseach of ireland; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Cork.
Died October 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Dublin (cerebrovascular disease).
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