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In the year 1982
566 Notable deaths
Werner Naumann
Nazi politician (1909-1982).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Góra. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1982 at 73 years old in Lüdenscheid (heart failure). [ref]
John Gardner
American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor.
Born July 21st, 1933 in Batavia. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1982 at 49 years old in Susquehanna River (traffic collision). [ref]
Marjorie Bennett
Actress (1896-1982).
Born January 15th, 1896 in York.
Died June 14th, 1982 at 86 years old in Hollywood.
Barney Phillips
American actor (1913-1982).
Born October 20th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ben Nicholson
British painter (1894-1982).
Born April 10th, 1894 in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1982 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Patrick Dewaere
French actor (1947-1982).
Born January 26th, 1947 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 35 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Otto Hofmann
Austrian-born german ss general, head of the ss race and settlement main office (1896-1982).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Innsbruck.
Died December 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in Bad Mergentheim.
The Amazing Criswell
American psychic (1907-1982).
Born August 7th, 1907 in Princeton.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 75 years old in Burbank (cardiac arrest).
Anatoly Solonitsyn
Russian actor.
Born August 30th, 1934 in Bogorodsk. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1982 at 47 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Ahmadiyya religious leader (1909–1982).
Born November 16th, 1909 in Qadian.
Died June 9th, 1982 at 72 years old in Islamabad.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 566
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