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In the year 1982

519 Notable deaths

Tommy Loughran

American boxer.

Born November 29th, 1902 in Philadelphia.

Died July 7th, 1982 at 79 years old in Altoona.

Annibale Bugnini, CM.

Italian vincentian and archbishop (1912-1982).

Born June 14th, 1912 in Umbria. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1982 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]

Percy Williams

Canadian athlete (1908-1982).

Born May 19th, 1908 in Vancouver.

Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Vancouver (ballistic trauma).

Vladimir Smirnov

Ukrainian soviet fencer.

Born May 20th, 1954 in Rubizhne. [ref]

Died July 28th, 1982 at 28 years old in Rome. [ref]

Giovanni Ferrari

Italian footballer (1907-1982).

Born December 6th, 1907 in Alessandria.

Died December 2nd, 1982 at 74 years old in Milan.

p’Bitek Okot

Ugandan poet.

Born June 7th, 1931 in Gulu.

Died July 20th, 1982 at 51 years old in Kampala. [ref]

Antonio Guzmán Fernández

President of the dominican republic (1911-1982).

Born February 12th, 1911 in La Vega.

Died July 4th, 1982 at 71 years old in Santo Domingo (ballistic trauma).

Irmgard Keun

German writer (1905-1982).

Born February 6th, 1910 in Berlin. [ref]

Died May 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). [ref]

John Cody

Catholic cardinal.

Born December 24th, 1907 in St. Louis.

Died April 25th, 1982 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).

Federico Moreno Torroba

Spanish composer (1891-1982).

Born March 3rd, 1891 in Madrid. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1982 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]

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