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In the year 1982
518 Notable deaths
Hugh Marlowe
American actor.
Born January 30th, 1911 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Djuna Barnes
American modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982).
Born June 12th, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 90 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Herbert Quandt
German businessman.
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Pritzwalk.
Died June 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Kiel.
Mabel Albertson
American actress (1901-1982).
Born July 24th, 1901 in Haverhill.
Died September 28th, 1982 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (Alzheimer's disease).
Salvador Sánchez cruz
Mexican boxer.
Born January 26th, 1959 in Santiago Tianguistenco.
Died August 13th, 1982 at 23 years old in Querétaro (traffic collision).
Jean Batten
New zealand aviatrix (1909-1982).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Rotorua.
Died November 22nd, 1982 at 73 years old in Palma (dog attack).
Woo Bum-kon
South korean spree killer, mass murderer and off-duty police officer who got drunk and killed 57 people with rifles and hand grenades, injured a further 38, before blowing himself up with one of his hand grenades on april 27, 1982.
Born February 24th, 1955 in Busan.
Died April 28th, 1982 at 27 years old in Uiryeong County (hand grenade).
Anandamayi Ma
Hindu guru.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.
Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.
Pierre Balmain
French fashion designer (1914–1982).
Born May 18th, 1914 in le rivier d'ornon. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1982 at 68 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cancer). [ref]
Roberto Calvi
Italian banker (1920–1982).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Milan.
Died June 17th, 1982 at 62 years old in London (hanging).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 518
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine