1982
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (born 1896)
Félix-Antoine Savard, was a Canadian priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist.
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (born 1896)
The 1980s
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1982
Anna German, Polish singer (born 1936)
Anna Wiktoria German-Tucholska was a Polish singer (lirico-spinto), immensely popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and the 1970s. She released over a dozen music …
Anna German, Polish singer (born 1936)
1982
Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (born 1911)
Geoffrey Walter Ashton Chubb was a South African cricketer who played five Test matches for South Africa on the tour of England in 1951 aged 40.
Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (born 1911)
1982
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (born 1915)
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress. With a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential actresses in the history of cinema. She won nume…
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (born 1915)
1982
Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (born 1910)
A. Lehman Engel was an American composer for television, film, and operas and a conductor of Broadway musicals and operas.He was nominated five times and won twice a Tony Award for…
Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (born 1910)
1982
Haskell Curry, American mathematician and academic (born 1900)
Haskell Brooks Curry was an American mathematician and computer scientist. Curry is best known for his work in combinatory logic. Although its initial concept was based on a paper …
Haskell Curry, American mathematician and academic (born 1900)
1982
Władysław Gomułka, Polish activist and politician (born 1905)
Władysław Gomułka was a Polish communist politician. He was the de facto leader of post-war Poland from 1947 until 1948, and again from 1956 to 1970.
Władysław Gomułka, Polish activist and politician (born 1905)
1982
Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos, Brazilian student; honored by the Catholicism (born 1962)
Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos was a Brazilian Catholic laywoman. She served as a Vincentian in her parish, although she never formally joined the movement. In her spare time, she dev…
Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos, Brazilian student; honored by the Catholicism (born 1962)
1982
Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (born 1900)
Jack Tworkov was an American abstract expressionist painter.
Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (born 1900)
1982
Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (born 1910)
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War, who achieved great success despite loss of the lower part of both his l…
Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (born 1910)
1982
Azra Erhat, Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (born 1915)
Azra Erhat was a Turkish author, archaeologist, academic, classical philologist, and translator. A pioneer of Turkish Humanism, Azra Erhat is especially well known for her publishe…
Azra Erhat, Turkish archaeologist, author, and academic (born 1915)
1982
Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1931)
Kenton Lloyd Boyer was an American professional baseball third baseman and manager. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, …
Ken Boyer, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1931)
1982
Albert Soboul, French historian and academic (born 1914)
Albert Marius Soboul was a historian of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. A professor at the Sorbonne, he was chair of the History of the French Revolution and autho…
Albert Soboul, French historian and academic (born 1914)
1982
Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer and conductor (born 1891)
Federico Moreno Torroba was a Spanish composer, conductor, and theatrical impresario. He is especially remembered for his contributions to the classical guitar repertoire, becoming…
Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer and conductor (born 1891)
1982
Reed Crandall, American illustrator (born 1917)
Reed Leonard Crandall was an American illustrator and penciller of comic books and magazines. He was best known for the 1940s Quality Comics' Blackhawk and for stories in EC Comics…
Reed Crandall, American illustrator (born 1917)
1982
Christian Ferras, French violinist (born 1933)
Christian Ferras was a French violinist.
Christian Ferras, French violinist (born 1933)
1982
John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (born 1933)
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, who wrote the popular 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth f…
John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (born 1933)
1982
Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese commander and politician (born 1947)
Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Le…
Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese commander and politician (born 1947)
1982
Grace Kelly, American-Monegasque actress; Princess of Monaco (born 1929)
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956 until her death in 1982. Prior to her ma…
Grace Kelly, American-Monegasque actress; Princess of Monaco (born 1929)
1982
Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (born 1937)
Manos Loïzos was one of the most important Greek Cypriot music composers of the 20th century.
Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (born 1937)
1982
The Coppergate Helmet (pictured), the best preserved of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, was discovered
The Coppergate Helmet is an eighth-century Anglo-Saxon helmet found in York, England. It was discovered in May 1982 during excavations for the Jorvik Viking Centre at the bottom of…
The Coppergate Helmet (pictured), the best preserved of the six known Anglo-Saxon helmets, was discovered
1982
Juan María Fernández y Krohn attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet in Fátima, Portugal
Juan María Fernández y Krohn is a Spanish journalist, lawyer, and traditionalist Catholic former priest who attempted to assassinate of Pope John Paul II in 1982.
Juan María Fernández y Krohn attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet in Fátima, Portugal
1982
A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Isr
Shlomo Argov was an Israeli diplomat. He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War.
A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Isr
1982
The ZX Spectrum (pictured), Britain's best-selling microcomputer, was released
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. The Spectrum played a pivotal role in the history of personal computers and video games, espe…
The ZX Spectrum (pictured), Britain's best-selling microcomputer, was released