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In the year 1982
518 Notable deaths
Reta Shaw
American actress (1912-1982).
Born September 13th, 1912 in South Paris.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 69 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
Roman Jakobson
Russian-american linguist, philosopher and semiotician.
Born October 10th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston. [ref]
Ngaio Marsh
New zealand writer (1895-1982).
Born April 23rd, 1895 in Christchurch. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1982 at 86 years old in Christchurch. [ref]
Elis Regina
Brazilian singer of popular and jazz music.
Born March 17th, 1945 in Porto Alegre.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 36 years old in São Paulo (drug overdose).
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general.
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Kim Duk-koo
South korean boxer.
Born January 8th, 1959 in Goseong County.
Died November 18th, 1982 at 23 years old in Las Vegas.
Art Pepper
American musician.
Born September 1st, 1925 in Gardena. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1982 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
E. H. Carr
English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist (1892-1982).
Born June 28th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1982 at 90 years old in London.
Alberto Vargas
Peruvian pin-up artist (1896-1982).
Born February 9th, 1896 in Arequipa. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1982 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 518
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