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In the year 1982
566 Notable deaths
Mario Del Monaco
Italian opera singer.
Born July 27th, 1915 in Florence. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1982 at 67 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sultan al-Atrash
Prominent arab druze leader, syrian nationalist and commander general of the syrian revolution (1925–1927).
Born March 5th, 1891 in Al-Qurayya.
Died March 26th, 1982 at 91 years old in Al-Qurayya (myocardial infarction).
B. P. Koirala
Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982).
Born September 8th, 1914 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1982 at 67 years old in Kathmandu (lung cancer). [ref]
Elio Petri
Italian filmmaker (1929–1982).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Rome.
Died November 10th, 1982 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer).
Charles Walters
American film director and choreographer (1911-1982).
Born November 17th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 13th, 1982 at 70 years old in Malibu (lung cancer).
Bernhard Rogge
German admiral (1899-1982).
Born November 4th, 1899 in Schleswig.
Died June 29th, 1982 at 82 years old in Reinbek.
Ruth Donnelly
Actress (1896-1982).
Born May 17th, 1896 in Trenton.
Died November 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894–1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Boris Bazhanov
Secretary of the soviet union's politburo (1900-1982).
Born August 9th, 1900 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 82 years old in rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Île. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 566
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