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In the year 1982
566 Notable deaths
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916-1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hal Foster
Canadian-american illustrator (1892–1982).
Born August 16th, 1892 in Halifax. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Winter Park. [ref]
Mahasi Sayadaw
Burmese buddhist monk (1904-1982).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Shwebo District.
Died August 14th, 1982 at 78 years old in Yangon (cerebrovascular disease).
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet (1905–1982).
Born December 22nd, 1905 in South Bend.
Died June 6th, 1982 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara.
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker
British athlete, politician, cabinet minister, life peer and nobel peace prize winner (1889–1982).
Born November 1st, 1889 in Hendon.
Died October 9th, 1982 at 92 years old in City of Westminster. [ref]
Virginia Fox
American actress (1902-1982).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Wheeling.
Died October 14th, 1982 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (thrombosis). [ref]
Leroy Grumman
American aerospace engineer (1895–1982).
Born January 4th, 1895 in Huntington.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 87 years old in Manhasset.
Hermann Rauschning
German politician (1887-1982).
Born August 7th, 1887 in Toruń.
Died February 8th, 1982 at 94 years old in Portland.
Dwight Macdonald
American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906-1982).
Born March 24th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 76 years old in New York City.
Vladimir Smirnov
Ukrainian soviet fencer.
Born May 20th, 1954 in Rubizhne. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 566
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo