In the year 1982
581 Notable deaths
W. R. Burnett
Novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Springfield.
Died April 25th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Alberto Cavalcanti
Brazilian film director (1897–1982).
Born February 6th, 1897 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
William Cameron Townsend
American missionary (1896-1982).
Born July 9th, 1896 in Eastvale.
Died April 23rd, 1982 at 85 years old in Waxhaw.
Leopold Trepper
Polish spy (1904–1982).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Nowy Targ.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
Roy Webb
American film music composer (1888-1982).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Achille Lauro
Italian mayor (1887-1982).
Born June 19th, 1887 in Piano di Sorrento.
Died November 15th, 1982 at 95 years old in Naples.
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1924 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
René Dubos
American microbiologist (1901-1982).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.
Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City.
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 581
Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry