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In the year 1982
566 Notable deaths
Roy Webb
American film music composer (1888-1982).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Achille Lauro
Italian mayor (1887-1982).
Born June 19th, 1887 in Piano di Sorrento.
Died November 15th, 1982 at 95 years old in Naples.
Sarla Behn
English gandhian social activist.
Born April 5th, 1901 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died July 8th, 1982 at 81 years old
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982).
Born July 22nd, 1924 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 58 years old in New York City. [ref]
René Dubos
American microbiologist (1901-1982).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
Konrad Wolf
East german film director (1925–1982).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Hechingen.
Died March 7th, 1982 at 56 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer (1895–1982).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
Baurzhan Momyshuly
Soviet officer and writer (1910–1982).
Born January 6th, 1911 in Kolbastau.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 71 years old in Almaty.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 566
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi