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Dead at age 82

1,672 Notable deaths

Dan Rostenkowski

American politician.

Born January 2nd, 1928 in Chicago.

Died August 11th, 2010 at 82 years old in Genoa City (lung cancer). [ref]

Madan Lal Khurana

Indian politician (1936–2018).

Born October 15th, 1936 in Faisalabad.

Died October 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cerebral hemorrhage).

Martin Cruz Smith

American writer.

Born November 3rd, 1942 in Reading.

Died July 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in San Rafael (Parkinson's disease). [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).

Franco Corelli

Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).

Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona. [ref]

Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Eddie Shore

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born November 25th, 1902 in Saskatchewan.

Died March 16th, 1985 at 82 years old in Springfield.

George de Mestral

Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990).

Born June 19th, 1907 in Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges.

Died February 8th, 1990 at 82 years old in Commugny.

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