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In the year 1982

519 Notable deaths

Sonny Greer

American jazz drummer.

Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]

John Brahm

1893–1982; german born film and television director.

Born August 17th, 1893 in Hamburg.

Died October 13th, 1982 at 89 years old in Malibu (stroke). [ref]

W. R. Burnett

Novelist, screenwriter (1899-1982).

Born November 25th, 1899 in Springfield. [ref]

Died April 25th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Konrad Wolf

East german film director (1925–1982).

Born October 20th, 1925 in Hechingen. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1982 at 56 years old in East Berlin (cancer). [ref]

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Japanese film director.

Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture. [ref]

Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto. [ref]

Pavel Rotmistrov

Hero of the soviet union.

Born July 6th, 1901.

Died April 6th, 1982 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Jimmy Dickinson

English footballer (1925-1982).

Born April 25th, 1925 in Alton.

Died November 8th, 1982 at 57 years old in Alton.

Paolo Monti

Italian photographer (1908–1982).

Born August 11th, 1908 in Novara. [ref]

Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Milan. [ref]

Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri

Pakistani poet.

Born January 14th, 1900 in Jalandhar.

Died December 21st, 1982 at 82 years old in Lahore.

Betty Parsons

American artist, art dealer and collector (1900-1982).

Born January 31st, 1900 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1982 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]

Deaths 241 to 250 of 519

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