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In the year 1982
518 Notable deaths
Jack Webb
American actor, producer, director, author (1920-1982).
Born April 2nd, 1920 in Santa Monica.
Died December 23rd, 1982 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Beaumont
American actor (1909–1982).
Born February 16th, 1909 in Lawrence.
Died May 14th, 1982 at 73 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Warren Oates
American actor (1928-1982).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Depoy. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist.
Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke). [ref]
Douglas Bader
British world flying ace (1910-1982).
Born February 21st, 1910 in London.
Died September 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Chiswick (myocardial infarction).
Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian racing driver.
Born January 18th, 1950 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Died May 8th, 1982 at 32 years old in Leuven (traffic collision).
Brenda Benet
Actress.
Born August 14th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died April 7th, 1982 at 36 years old in West Los Angeles.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
German world war ii stuka pilot and neo-nazi activist (1916-1982).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Rosenheim (stroke).
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982).
Born May 31st, 1945 in Bad Wörishofen. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1982 at 37 years old in Munich (cardiac arrest, barbiturates, barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Sarah Churchill
British actress and dancer (1914-1982).
Born October 7th, 1914 in London. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1982 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
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