1982 deaths

Italian cyclist (1941–1982)

American chemist (1900–1982)

Muktananda (16 May 1908 – 2 October 1982), born Krishna Rai, was a yoga guru and the founder of Siddha Yoga. He was a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananda. He wrote books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including a spiritual autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness. In honorific style, he is often referred to as Swami Muktananda, or Baba Muktananda, or in a familiar way just Baba.

American actor (1910-1982)

Polish-Swiss composer and philologist

Lithuanian collaborator (1905-1982)

Belgian musician and banjoist (1912-1982)

Swedish ice hockey player (1918–1982)

Algerian politician (1932–1982)

Ukrainian poet and translator (1949–1982)

American banker (1901-1982)

Italian art historian (1902-1982)

Kosovo Albanian activist, writer and musician

Shayar-e-Inqalab (1894-1982)

German flying ace (1914–1982)

Estonian literary scholar and translator (1900-1982)

Prime Minister of Jordan (1918–1982)

Argentine association football player and manager (1911-1982)

Iraqi politician (1890-1982)

German physicist (1895-1982)

Hungarian football player and coach (1888–1982)

French art historian (1902-1982)

Austrian actor (1901–1982)

Olympic sailor (1889–1982)

Indian politician

Austrian-French composer and conductor (1892-1982)

actress (1907-1982)

American jazz bassist (1921–1982)

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1914-1982)

German journalist and writer (1894-1982)

Olympic ice hockey player (1932–1982)

American actor (1912-1982)

Canadian musician and conductor (1896-1982)

American politician (1889-1982)

American politician (1895-1982)

French historian (1895–1982)

American actor (1904-1982)

Samoan-American professional wrestler (1937-1982)

New Zealand writer

Welsh football player and coach (1899-1982)

American mathematician (1896–1982)

Croatian poet

General, Israeli Defence Forces Chief of Staff (1927-1982)

Soviet geologist, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1908–1982)

Finnish designer, ceramicist (1911–1982)

Spanish writer (1900–1982)

Puerto Rican writer, puppeteer, and librarian (1899–1982)

American comic actor (1914-1982)

Gauleiter of Swabia (1892-1981)

chess player (1920–1982)

Ukrainian-born Israeli mathematician

American animator (1898–1982)

Polish-born painter (1891-1982)

Hungarian music educator, composer, conductor (1896–1982)

Czech poet, writer and translator

Finnish composer

American diplomat, publisher, aviator (1904–1982)

Polish footballer (1910-1982)

English actress (1914-1982)

American film producer (1903-1982)