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Name Dates Age Cause of Death
Harald Agersnap
HARALD AGERSNAP
= DANISH =
= Composer, Conductor, Cellist, and Pianist =
Born: HARALD SØLTOFT AGERSNAP
2 March 1899

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Died:
16 January 1982
92  
Elis Regina
ELIS REGINA
= BRAZILIAN =
= Singer =
Born: ELIS REGINA CARVALHO COSTA
17 March 1945
Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
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Died:
19 January 1982
São Paulo, BRAZIL
36 Accidental Cocaine, Alcohol, and Temazepam interaction
TOMMY TUCKER
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Singer-Songwriter and Pianist =
Born: ROBERT HIGGINBOTHAM
5 March 1933
Springfield, Ohio, USA
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Died:
22 January 1982
Newark, New Jersey, USA
48 Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning
Stanley Holloway
STANLEY HOLLOWAY
= ENGLISH =
= Actor and Singer =
Born: STANLEY AUGUSTUS HOLLOWAY
1 October 1890
London, ENGLAND
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Died:
30 January 1982
Littlehampton, West Sussex, ENGLAND
91 Stroke
Lightnin Hopkins
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS
= AMERICAN =
= Country Blues Singer, Songwriter, =
= Guitarist, and occasional Pianist =
Born: SAMUEL JOHN HOPKINS
15 March 1912
Centerville, Texas, USA
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Died:
30 January 1982
Houston, Texas, USA
69 Esophageal Cancer
Alex Harvey
ALEX HARVEY
= SCOTTISH =
= Rock Singer and Guitarist =
Born: ALEXANDER JAMES HARVEY
5 February 1935
Glasgow, SCOTLAND
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Died:
4 February 1982
Zeebrugge, BELGIUM
46 Heart Attack
Thelonious Monk
THELONIOUS MONK
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Pianist and Composer =
Born: THELONIOUS SPHERE MONK
10 October 1917
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
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Died:
17 February 1982
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
64 Stroke
Nathaniel Shilkret
NATHANIEL SHILKRET
= AMERICAN =
= Composer, Conductor, Clarinetist, Pianist, =
= Business Executive, and Music Director =
Born: NAFTULE SCHÜLDKRAUT
25 December 1889
New York City, USA
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Died:
18 February 1982
Franklin Square, New York, USA
92  
Murray the K
MURRAY THE K
= AMERICAN =
= Disc Jockey =
Born: MURRAY KAUFMAN
14 February 1922
New York City, USA
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Died:
21 February 1982
Los Angeles, USA
60 Cancer
Zhao Yuan Ren
CHAO YUEN REN
= CHINESE-AMERICAN =
= Linguist, Educator, Scholar, Poet, and Composer =
Born:
3 November 1892
Tianjin, Qing Empire, CHINA
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Died:
25 February 1982
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
89  
John Belushi
JOHN BELUSHI
= AMERICAN =
= Comedian, Actor and Musician =

= entertainer of The Blues Brothers fame =
Born: JOHN ADAM BELUSHI
24 January 1949
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Died:
5 March 1982
Hollywood, California, USA
33 Drug Overdose
Randy Rhoads
RANDY RHOADS
= AMERICAN =
= Heavy Metal Guitarist =
Born: RANDALL WILLIAM RHOADS
6 December 1956
Santa Monica, California, USA
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Died:
19 March 1982
Leesburg, Florida, USA
25 Plane Crash
Aileen Stanley
AILEEN STANLEY
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =
Born: MAUDE ELSIE AILEEN MUGGERIDGE
21 March 1893
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Died:
24 March 1982
Los Angeles, California, USA
89  
FERDINANDO GARIMBERTI
= ITALIAN =
= Violin Maker =
Born:
6 January 1894
Mamiano di Traversetolo, ITALY
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Died:
26 March 1982
Milan, ITALY
88  
Carl Orff
CARL ORFF
= GERMAN =
= Composer =
= Famous for the choral work "Carmina Burana" =
Born: CARL HEINRICH MARIA ORFF
10 July 1895
Munich, GERMANY
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Died:
29 March 1982
Munich, GERMANY
86  
Sam Coslow
SAM COSLOW
= AMERICAN =
= Songwriter and Singer =
Born:
27 December 1902
New York City, USA
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Died:
2 April 1982
New York City, USA
79  
Burt Shevelove
BURT SHEVELOVE
= AMERICAN =
= Musical Theater Playwright, Lyricist, Librettist, and Director =
Born:
19 September 1915
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Died:
8 April 1981
London, ENGLAND
66  
William Primrose
WILLIAM PRIMROSE
= SCOTTISH =
= Violist and Teacher =
Born:
23 August 1904
Glasgow, SCOTLAND
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Died:
1 May 1982
Provo, Utah, USA
77  
Cal Tjader
CAL TJADER
= AMERICAN =
= Latin Jazz Musician =
Born: CALLEN RADCLIFFE TJADER, Jr.
16 July 1925
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Died:
5 May 1982
Manila, PHILIPPINES
56 Heart Attack
NEIL BOGART
= AMERICAN =
= Music Executive =
= owner of Casablanca Records =
Born: NEIL SCOTT BOGATZ
3 February 1943
New York City, New York, USA
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Died:
8 May 1982
Los Angeles, California, USA
39 Cancer and Lymphoma
Humphrey Searle
HUMPHREY SEARLE
= ENGLISH =
= Composer =
Born:
26 August 1915
Oxford, ENGLAND
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Died:
12 May 1982
London, ENGLAND
66  
RENZO ROSSELLINI
= ITALIAN =
= Film Composer =
Born:
2 February 1908
Rome, ITALY
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Died:
13 May 1982
Monti Carlo, MONACO
74  
JOËLLE MOGENSEN
= FRENCH =
= Singer =
Born: JOËLLE CHOUPAY-MOGENSEN
3 February 1953
Long Island, New York, USA
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Died:
15 May 1982
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, FRANCE
29 Pulmonary Edema
LEON RENÉ
= AMERICAN =
= Songwriter =
Born:
6 February 1902
Covington, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
30 May 1982
Los Angeles, California, USA
80  
Art Pepper
ART PEPPER
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist =
Born: ARTHUR EDWARD PEPPER, Jr.
1 September 1925
Gardena, California, USA
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Died:
15 June 1982
Los Angeles, California, USA
56 Brain Hemorrhage
James Honeyman-Scott
JAMES HONEYMAN-SCOTT
= ENGLISH =
= Rock Guitarist, Songwriter =


= founding member of =
= The Pretenders =
Born:
4 November 1956
Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND
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Died:
16 June 1982
London, ENGLAND
25 Heart Failure from Cocaine use
Wingy Manone
WINGY MANONE
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Singer, and Bandleader =
Born: JOSEPH MATTHEWS MANONE
13 February 1900
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
9 July 1982
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
82  
Sonny Stitt
SONNY STITT
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Saxophonist =
Born: EDWARD BOATNER, Jr.
2 February 1924
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Died:
22 July 1982
Washington, D.C., USA
58 Heart Attack
Keith Green
KEITH GREEN
= AMERICAN =
= Contemporary Christian Music Pianist, Singer and Songwriter =
Born: KEITH GORDON GREEN
21 October 1953
Sheepshead Bay, New York, USA
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Died:
28 July 1982
Garden Valley, Texas, USA
28 Plane Crash
Joe Tex
JOE TEX
= AMERICAN =
= Southern Soul Singer =
Born: JOSEPH ARRINGTON, Jr.
8 August 1935
Rogers, Texas, USA
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Died:
13 August 1982
Navasota, Texas, USA
49 Heart Attack
Clifford Curzon
CLIFFORD CURZON
= ENGLISH =
= Pianist =
Born: CLIFFORD MICHAEL CURZON
18 May 1907
Islington, London, ENGLAND
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Died:
1 September 1982
75  
Federico Moreno Torroba
FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA
= SPANISH =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born:
3 March 1891
Madrid, SPAIN
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Died:
12 September 1982
Madrid, SPAIN
91  
CHRISTIAN FERRAS
= FRENCH =
= Violinist =
Born:
17 June 1933
Le Touquet, FRANCE
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Died:
14 September 1982
Paris, FRANCE
49 Suicide
Manos Loizos
MANOS LOÏZOS
= GREEK CYPRIOT =
= Composer =
Born:
22 October 1937
Alexandria, EGYPT
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Died:
17 September 1982
Moscow, USSR
44 After several Strokes
Glenn Gould
GLENN GOULD
= CANADIAN =
= Pianist =
Born: GLENN HERBERT GOULD
25 September 1932
Toronto, CANADA
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Died:
4 October 1982
Toronto, CANADA
50 Stroke
Elsie Randolph
ELSIE RANDOLPH
= ENGLISH =
= Actress, Singer and Dancer =
Born:
9 December 1904
London, ENGLAND
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Died:
15 October 1982
London, ENGLAND
77  
Jakov Gotovac
JAKOV GOTOVAC
= CROATIAN =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born:
11 October 1895
Split (then part of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY)
now CROATIA
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Died:
16 October 1982
Zagreb (then SFR YUGOSLAVIA)
now CROATIA
87  
Mario Del Monaco
MARIO DEL MONACO
= ITALIAN =
= Operatic Tenor =
Born:
27 July 1915
Florence, ITALY
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Died:
16 October 1982
Mestre, ITALY
67  
ADRIANO CORREIA DE OLIVEIRA
= PORTUGUESE =
= Composer and Singer =
Born: ADRIANO MARIA CORREIA GOMES DE OLIVEIRA
9 April 1942
Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, PORTUGAL
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Died:
16 October 1982
Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, PORTUGAL
40 Vascular Accident

WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER
= BRITISH =
= Organist and Composer =
Born: WILLIAM SOUTHCOMBE LLOYD WEBBER
11 March 1914
London, ENGLAND
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Died:
29 October 1982
London, ENGLAND
68  
Al Haig
AL HAIG
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Pianist =
Born: ALAN WARREN HAIG
19 July 1922
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Died:
16 November 1982
New York City, New York, USA
60 Heart Attack
David Blue
DAVID BLUE
= AMERICAN =
= Folk Music Singer-Songwriter and Actor =
Born: STUART DAVID COHEN
18 February 1941
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Died:
2 December 1982
New York, New York, USA
41 Heart Attack
Marty Robbins
MARTY ROBBINS
= AMERICAN =
= Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Multi-Instrumentalist, =
= and Racing Driver =
Born: MARTIN DAVID ROBINSON
26 September 1925
Glendale, Arizona, USA
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Died:
8 December 1982
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
57 Died after quadruple coronary bypass surgery
ROY WEBB
= AMERICAN =
= Film Music Composer =
Born:
3 October 1888
New York City, USA
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Died:
10 December 1982
94  
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