1982 deaths

Swedish cross-country skier

Czech opera singer (1887–1982)

American electronic engineer (1900-1982)

Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor

German chemist and dissident (1910–1982)

Argentine-born actor (1915-1982)

American missionary (1896-1982)

German footballer (1907–1982)

dancer and teacher, founder of Ballet Rambert (1888–1982)

American baseball player and coach (1906-1982)

artist, filmmaker, illustrator (1901-1982)

German writer (1905-1982)

Spanish footballer (1905-1982)

Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982)

English actress (1929-1982)

American actor (1917-1982)

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Syrian politician (1933-1982)

racing driver (1918–1982)

Canadian-American illustrator (1892–1982)

Japanese Zen Master (1914–1982)

French historian

American actress (1912-1982)

Egyptian military officer (1955-1982)

German artist (1894-1982)

American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry (1899–1982)

Peruvian pin-up artist (1896–1982)

American actor, producer, director, and writer (1920–1982)

Soviet actor (1901-1982)

Polish politician (1892-1982)

Canadian track and field runner (1940-1982)

Madeleine Slade (22 November 1892 – 20 July 1982), also known as Mirabehn or Meera Behn, was a British supporter of the Indian Independence Movement who in the 1920s left her home in England to live and work with Mahatma Gandhi. She devoted her life to human development and the advancement of Gandhi's principles.

Polish spy (1904–1982)

Spanish composer (1891-1982)

Swedish cross-country skier

German journalist, writer, politician (SED), MdV (1902–1982)

Austrian ski jumper (1918–1982)

Polish footballer (1913-1982)

Russian writer (1927-1982)

American actress, talent agent (1906–1982)

French violinist (1933–1982)

Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1914–1982)

British actress and dancer (1914-1982)

Canoe racer and Olympic champion (1911–1982)

Iraqi weightlifter

British swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder, Cunard celebrity crew member

Italian botanist (1894-1982)

German paleontologist (1902-1982)

Scottish violist (1904-1982)

American rower

41.° President of Paraguay (1954)

Soviet aviator (1920-1982); Hero of the Soviet Union

actor (1927-1982)

Estonian composer and conductor (1884–1982)

Olympic cyclist (1913–1982)

actress (1896-1982)

South Korean boxer (1955–1982)

Nazi leader (1899-1982)

Catholic cardinal (1911–1982)

cross-country skier