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Dead at age 82

2,263 Notable deaths

John Ireland

British composer and teacher of music (1879-1962).

Born August 13th, 1879 in Bowdon.

Died June 12th, 1962 at 82 years old in Rock Mill.

George Samuel Clason

American businessman and writer (1874–1957).

Born November 7th, 1874 in Louisiana. [ref]

Died April 7th, 1957 at 82 years old in Napa. [ref]

Bettye Ackerman

American actress (1924-2006).

Born February 28th, 1924 in Cottageville.

Died November 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Columbia (stroke). [ref]

Sita Ram Goel

Indian activist, writer and publisher (1921–2003).

Born October 16th, 1921 in Punjab.

Died December 3rd, 2003 at 82 years old in New Delhi.

Dorothea Mackellar

Australian poet (1885–1968).

Born July 1st, 1885 in Sydney.

Died January 14th, 1968 at 82 years old in Paddington (falling from height).

Christopher Chataway

British runner and politician (1931-2014).

Born January 31st, 1931 in Chelsea.

Died January 19th, 2014 at 82 years old in Westminster (cancer).

Herbert Gintis

Economist, sociobiology researcher (1940–2023).

Born February 11th, 1940 in Philadelphia.

Died January 5th, 2023 at 82 years old in Northampton. [ref]

Jakub Berman

Polish politician (1901-1984).

Born December 23rd, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died April 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Georgy Sviridov

Soviet and russian composer (1915—1998).

Born December 16th, 1915 in Fatezh.

Died January 6th, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Édouard Glissant

Martiniquais writer (1928–2011).

Born September 21st, 1928 in Sainte-Marie.

Died February 3rd, 2011 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

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