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Dead at age 82

1,600 Notable deaths

Christa Wolf

German literary critic, novelist, and essayist (1929-2011).

Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]

George Gallup

American statistician (1901-1984).

Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.

Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).

Joel Whitburn

American music historian.

Born November 29th, 1939 in Wauwatosa.

Died June 14th, 2022 at 82 years old in Menomonee Falls. [ref]

Dorothea Mackellar

Australian poet.

Born July 1st, 1885 in Point Piper.

Died January 14th, 1968 at 82 years old in Paddington (fall).

Kazuo Koike

Japanese manga artist (1936-2019).

Born May 8th, 1936 in Ōmagari.

Died April 17th, 2019 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Youssef Chahine

Egyptian film director (1926–2008).

Born January 25th, 1926 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died July 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Nikolai Kapustin

Soviet and russian composer and pianist.

Born November 22nd, 1937 in Horlivka.

Died July 2nd, 2020 at 82 years old in Moscow.

Robert Shaw

American conductor, born 1916.

Born April 30th, 1916 in Red Bluff. [ref]

Died January 25th, 1999 at 82 years old in New Haven (stroke). [ref]

David L. Wolper

American television producer (1928-2010).

Born January 11th, 1928 in New York City.

Died August 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Iris Adrian

Actress (1912-1994).

Born May 29th, 1912 in Los Angeles.

Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Hollywood.

Deaths 361 to 370 of 1600

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