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In the year 1982
518 Notable deaths
Palden Thondup Namgyal
King of sikkim (1923-1982).
Born May 23rd, 1923 in Gangtok.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 58 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Anna German
Polish singer, popular in poland and in the soviet union (1936-1982).
Born February 14th, 1936 in Urgench.
Died August 26th, 1982 at 46 years old in Warsaw (bone cancer).
Wifredo Lam
Cuban artist (1902-1982).
Born December 8th, 1902 in Sagua La Grande. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1982 at 79 years old in Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Vivien Merchant
English actress (1929-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in Manchester. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
Haskell Curry
American mathematician and logician (1900-1982).
Born September 12th, 1900 in Millis. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in State College. [ref]
Ruth First
South african politician (1925-1982).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Maputo (letter bomb). [ref]
Riccardo Paletti
Italian racing driver.
Born June 15th, 1958 in Milan.
Died June 13th, 1982 at 23 years old in Montreal.
Gershom Scholem
German-born israeli philosopher and historian (1897-1982).
Born December 5th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1982 at 84 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Karl von Frisch
German-austrian ethologist (1886-1982).
Born November 20th, 1886 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1982 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]
Seraphim Rose
American orthodox writer and saint.
Born August 13th, 1934 in San Diego.
Died September 2nd, 1982 at 48 years old in Platina.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 518
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)