In the year 1982
581 Notable deaths
Walter Battiss
South african painter (1906-1982).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaNojoli.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 76 years old in Port Shepstone (myocardial infarction).
Gara Garayev
Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982).
Born February 5th, 1918 in Baku.
Died May 13th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Eduard Tubin
Estonian composer and conductor (1905-1982).
Born June 18th, 1905 in Torila. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1982 at 77 years old in Österhaninge church parish. [ref]
Clifford Curzon
British musician (1907-1982).
Born May 18th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Hironori Ōtsuka
Martial artist.
Born June 1st, 1892 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 89 years old
Beverly Bayne
American actress (1894–1982).
Born November 11th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marthe Richard
French politician, prostitute and spy (1889-1982).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Blâmont.
Died February 9th, 1982 at 92 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Albert Soboul
French historian.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Ammi Moussa. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1982 at 68 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Simcha Blass
Israeli civil engineer.
Born November 27th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 84 years old
Salomon Bochner
American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Born August 20th, 1899 in Podgórze, Kraków. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 581
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut