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In the year 1982
565 Notable deaths
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian pin-up artist (1896-1982).
Born February 9th, 1896 in Arequipa. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Batten
New zealand aviator (1909-1982).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Rotorua.
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 73 years old in Palma (dog attack).
Victor Jory
Canadian actor (1902–1982).
Born November 23rd, 1902 in Dawson City.
Died February 12th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Will Lee
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1982 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Everett III
Us physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Born November 11th, 1930 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1982 at 51 years old in McLean (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1935 in Baytown. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1982 at 47 years old in Navasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
J. B. Kripalani
Indian politician (1888–1982).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Hyderabad.
Died March 19th, 1982 at 93 years old in Sabarmati Ashram.
Tom Drake
American actor (1918–1982).
Born August 5th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1982 at 64 years old in Torrance (lung cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Suslov
Soviet-era statesman (1902-1982).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Shakhovskoye.
Died January 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 565
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson