1982
Jehad Al-Hussain, Syrian footballer
Jehad Fadhil Al Hussain is a former Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is now the head coach of the Syria U23 national team.
Jehad Al-Hussain, Syrian footballer
The 1980s
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1982
James Anderson, English cricketer
Sir James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson is an English cricketer who played for England from 2002 to 2024. He was serving as the fast-bowling mentor of the England cricket team and conti…
James Anderson, English cricketer
1982
Martin Starr, American actor and comedian
Martin James Pflieger Schienle, known professionally as Martin Starr, is an American actor. He is known for the television roles of Bill Haverchuck on the comedy drama Freaks and G…
Martin Starr, American actor and comedian
1982
Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski, known professionally as Yvonne Strahovski, is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles as Sarah Walker in the spy comedy drama series Chuck …
Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
1982
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (born 1892)
Archibald MacLeish was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard Universit…
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (born 1892)
1982
Ville Ritola, Finnish runner (born 1896)
Vilho "Ville" Eino Ritola was a Finnish long-distance runner. Known as one of the "Flying Finns", he won five Olympic gold medals and three Olympic silver medals in the 1920s. He h…
Ville Ritola, Finnish runner (born 1896)
1982
John Cody, American cardinal (born 1907)
John Patrick Cody was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (1956–1961), Archbishop of New Orleans (1964–1965), and Archbishop of Chicago (1…
John Cody, American cardinal (born 1907)
1982
Raymond Bussières, French actor, producer and screenwriter (born 1907)
Raymond Bussières was a French actor. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille. He began his career on the stage as a member of the celebrated Groupe Octobre. He appeared in more than 160 f…
Raymond Bussières, French actor, producer and screenwriter (born 1907)
1982
Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (born 1949)
Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs was an American music journalist and critic. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines and was also a performing musician. The music critic Jim De…
Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (born 1949)
1982
William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (born 1903)
William Primrose was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Pr…
William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (born 1903)
1982
Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (born 1943)
Neil E. Bogart was an American record executive. He was the founder of Casablanca Records, which later became Casablanca Record and Filmworks.
Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (born 1943)
1982
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (born 1950)
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve was a Canadian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1977 to 1982. Villeneuve was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship …
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (born 1950)
1982
Peter Weiss, German playwright and painter (born 1916)
Peter Ulrich Weiss was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays Marat/Sade and Th…
Peter Weiss, German playwright and painter (born 1916)
1982
Hugh Beaumont, American actor (born 1909)
Eugene Hugh Beaumont was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the television series Leave It to Beaver, originally broadcast from 1957 to 1963,…
Hugh Beaumont, American actor (born 1909)
1982
Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (born 1946)
Gordon Eugene Smiley was an American race car driver who was killed in a single-car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of …
Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (born 1946)
1982
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
Ahmet Cevdet Sunay was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the president of Turkey from 1966 to 1973.
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
1982
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones,, known as H. Jones, was a British Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC). He was awarded the VC after being killed in ac…
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1982
Romy Schneider, German-French actress (born 1938)
Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, known professionally as Romy Schneider, was a German and French actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time and became …
Romy Schneider, German-French actress (born 1938)
1982
Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (born 1904)
Albert Norden was a German communist politician, academic and journalist who held several senior positions in the ruling Socialist Unity Party of East Germany from the 1950s until …
Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (born 1904)
1982
Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (born 1930)
Carlo Mauri was an Italian mountaineer and explorer. Mauri was born in Lecco. Among his early climbs in the Alps two stand out: the first winter ascent of the via Comici route on t…
Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (born 1930)
1982
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (born 1904)
Fazal Elahi Chaudhry was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 until his resignation in 1978, due to Zia-ul-Haq's …
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (born 1904)
1982
Shah Abdul Wahhab, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1894)
Shah Abdul Wahhab was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator, jurist, and spiritual leader. He served as the second rector of Darul Uloom Hathazari, primarily participati…
Shah Abdul Wahhab, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1894)
1982
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and academic (born 1905)
Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwor…
Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and academic (born 1905)
1982
Satchel Paige, American baseball player (born 1906)
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and …
Satchel Paige, American baseball player (born 1906)