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In the year 1983
580 Notable deaths
Diego Abad de Santillán
Spanish anarchist, author, economist (1897-1983).
Born May 20th, 1897 in Reyero.
Died October 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician.
Born January 31st, 1906 in Phillips County.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Ruttenberg
American journalist (1889-1983).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Artemio Franchi
Italian football administrator (1922–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Florence.
Died August 12th, 1983 at 61 years old in Siena (traffic collision).
Lisette Model
American photographer (1901-1983).
Born November 10th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died March 30th, 1983 at 81 years old in New York City (respiratory disease).
Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Indian hadith scholar and ideologist of tablighi jamaat (1898–1982).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Uttar Pradesh.
Died May 24th, 1983 at 85 years old in Medina.
Fritz Machlup
Austrian economist (1902–1983).
Born February 15th, 1902 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1983 at 80 years old in Princeton.
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Elisabeth Lutyens
British composer.
Born July 9th, 1906 in London, Bloomsbury.
Died April 14th, 1983 at 76 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Jacqueline Logan
American actress (1901–1983).
Born November 30th, 1901 in Corsicana.
Died April 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Melbourne.
Zenna Henderson
American writer (1917-1983).
Born November 1st, 1917 in Tucson. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Catholic cardinal (1915-1983).
Born October 6th, 1915 in Portugal.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 67 years old in Boston.
Milton Young
American politician (1897-1983).
Born December 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1983 at 85 years old in Sun City.
Louise Weiss
French journalist, writer, feminist & politician (1893-1983).
Born January 25th, 1893 in Arras.
Died May 26th, 1983 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Princess Isabelle d’Orléans
French royal and noble (1900–1983).
Born November 27th, 1900 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 12th, 1983 at 83 years old in Louveciennes.
Shahan Natalie
Armenian writer (1884–1983).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Huseinig.
Died April 18th, 1983 at 98 years old in Watertown.
Samson Raphaelson
American writer (1894–1983).
Born March 30th, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City.
Suzanne Belperron
French jeweler (1900–1983).
Born September 26th, 1900 in Saint-Claude. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1983 at 82 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mignon McLaughlin
American journalist (1913-1983).
Born June 6th, 1913 in United States of America.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 70 years old
Musine Kokalari
Albanian writer (1917-1983).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.
Died August 24th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).
Lutz Eigendorf
German footballer (1956-1983).
Born July 16th, 1956 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died March 7th, 1983 at 26 years old in Brunswick (traffic collision).
Martha Sleeper
Actress (1910-1983).
Born June 24th, 1910 in Lake Bluff.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Beaufort (disease). [ref]
Harold Stephen Black
American electrical engineer (1898–1983).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Leominster.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 85 years old in Summit.
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Mexican writer (1928–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1928 in Guanajuato. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1983 at 55 years old in Madrid (aviation accident). [ref]
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi