The following is a list of notable deaths in September 1982.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

September 1982

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• John Gardner, 49, American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, he is known primarily for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the point of view of the monster Grendel ,^[40][41] killed in a motorcycle accident^[42][43]
• Bachir Gemayel, 34, Lebanese militia commander, politician, and alleged war criminal, criticized for the use of force against civilians and for carrying out massacres which targeted both Muslims and Christians,^[44] founder and leader of the militia Lebanese Forces during the Lebanese Civil War, president-elect of Lebanon in 1982, he was the only available candidate in the election,^[45][46]assassinated with a bomb explosion before taking office^[47][48]
• Grace Kelly, 52, American actress, Princess consort of Monaco from 1956 until her death in 1982,^[49][50] President of the Red Cross of Monaco,^[51][52] taken off life support by decision of her husband,^[53] after she was declared brain dead.^[54] Kelly had suffered two cerebral hemorrhages since September 13^[55]
• Franco Solinas, 55, Italian writer and screenwriter,^[56] credited with the screenplays of several notable Zapata westerns^[57]

References

Sources

• Arseculeratne, S. N. (1991), Sinhalese Immigrants in Malaysia and Singapore 1850 - 1990, History through Recollections, K. V. G. De Silva and Sons, Colombo, ISBN 955-9112-01-5
• Bader, Douglas (2004). Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane. Ipswich, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd. ISBN 978-0-304-35674-4.
• Hoiberg, Dale H., ed. (2010). "Abdullah, Sheikh Muhammad". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-ak Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
• Leigh, Wendy (2007). True Grace: The Life and Times of an American Princess. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 978-0-312-34236-4.
• Turner, John Frayn (1995). Douglas Bader: A Biography of the Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot. London: Airlife. ISBN 978-1-85310-546-3.

External links

• List of September 1982 deaths at IMDb