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In the year 1983
580 Notable deaths
Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (1950–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1950 in Yale – New Haven Hospital.
Died February 4th, 1983 at 32 years old in Downey Regional Medical Center (anorexia nervosa).
Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944–1983).
Born December 4th, 1944 in Inglewood.
Died December 28th, 1983 at 39 years old in Marina del Rey (drowning).
David Niven
British actor and novelist (1910–1983).
Born March 1st, 1910 in London.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in Château-d’Oex (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Meyer Lansky
American gangster.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).
Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930-1983).
Born April 28th, 1930 in Amarillo. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Muddy Waters
American blues musician (1913–1983).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Issaquena County, Rolling Fork.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 70 years old in Westmont (heart failure).
Jon Brower Minnoch
Heaviest ever recorded human (1941-1983).
Born September 29th, 1941 in Bainbridge Island. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1983 at 41 years old in Seattle (edema). [ref]
Jack Dempsey
American boxer (1895-1983).
Born June 24th, 1895 in Manassa.
Died May 31st, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Gloria Swanson
American actress (1899–1983).
Born March 27th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died April 4th, 1983 at 84 years old in Weill Cornell Medical Center (cardiovascular disease).
Anthony Blunt
British art historian and soviet spy (1907-1983).
Born September 26th, 1907 in Bournemouth.
Died March 26th, 1983 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Buckminster Fuller
American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist.
Born July 12th, 1895 in Milton. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1983 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bear Bryant
American college football coach (1913–1983).
Born September 11th, 1913 in Fordyce.
Died January 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Tuscaloosa.
Slim Pickens
American rodeo performer, film and television actor.
Born June 29th, 1919 in Kingsburg.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 64 years old in Modesto (brain cancer).
Umberto II of Italy
Lieutenant of the kingdom of italy and last king of italy.
Born September 15th, 1904 in Racconigi.
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Durango. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure). [ref]
Norma Shearer
Canadian-american actress (1902–1983).
Born August 10th, 1902 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Roy Sullivan
American park ranger.
Born February 7th, 1912.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 71 years old in Dooms (gunshot wound).
John Le Mesurier
British actor (1912–1983).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Bedford.
Died November 15th, 1983 at 71 years old in Ramsgate (liver cirrhosis).
Luis Buñuel
Spanish-mexican filmmaker (1900–1983).
Born February 22nd, 1900 in Calanda. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 83 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis).
Joan Miró
Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1983 at 90 years old in Palma. [ref]
Corrie ten Boom
Dutch resistance hero and writer.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Amsterdam.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 91 years old in Placentia (cerebrovascular disease).
Leopold III of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983).
Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Saint-Luc University Hospital (surgical complications). [ref]
Garrincha
Brazilian association football player (1933–1983).
Born March 23rd, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro, Pau Grande. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1983 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
George Halas
American football player, coach, and team owner (1895-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 88 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
Maurizio D'Ancora
Italian actor and businessman (1912-1983).
Born July 16th, 1912 in Florence.
Died May 15th, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan.
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