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In the year 1983
580 Notable deaths
Ernst Moritz Hess
Judge (1890–1983).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died September 14th, 1983 at 93 years old in Frankfurt.
Fayza Ahmed
Syrian-egyptian-lebanese singer and actress.
Born December 5th, 1934 in Sidon.
Died September 23rd, 1983 at 48 years old in Cairo (breast cancer).
Lotte H. Eisner
German film historian (1896-1983).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 87 years old in Garches.
Boris Hagelin
Swedish businessman and inventor.
Born July 2nd, 1892 in Hacıkənd, Goygol.
Died September 7th, 1983 at 91 years old in Zug.
Higinio Morínigo
President of paraguay (1897-1983).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Paraguarí.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 86 years old in Asunción.
Saul Lieberman
American rabbi.
Born May 28th, 1898 in Motal. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in United States of America. [ref]
Lucienne Boyer
French singer (1901-1983).
Born August 18th, 1901 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1983 at 82 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Naif bin Abdullah
Younger son of king abdullah i of jordan (1914–1983).
Born November 14th, 1914 in Ta'if.
Died October 12th, 1983 at 68 years old in Amman.
Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Horodenka.
Died July 18th, 1983 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Prithipal Singh
Field hockey player (1932-1983).
Born January 28th, 1932 in Nankana Sahib.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 51 years old in Ludhiana.
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist (1888–1983).
Born April 22nd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Abukhadzhi Idrisov
Soviet sniper.
Born May 17th, 1918 in Berdykel.
Died October 22nd, 1983 at 65 years old in Grozny.
Mack Reynolds
American science fiction writer (1917–1983).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Corcoran.
Died January 30th, 1983 at 65 years old in San Luis Potosí.
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Polish author (1909-1983).
Born August 19th, 1909 in Warsaw.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Szolem Mandelbrojt
French mathematician (1899-1983).
Born January 20th, 1899 in Warsaw.
Died September 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Xavier Zubiri
Spanish philosopher (1898-1983).
Born December 4th, 1898 in San Sebastián.
Died September 21st, 1983 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Arvīds Pelše
Soviet politician, historian (1899-1983).
Born February 7th, 1899 in Bauska County. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1983 at 84 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Marc Porel
Swiss-french actor.
Born January 3rd, 1949 in Lausanne.
Died August 23rd, 1983 at 34 years old in Casablanca (drug overdose).
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician.
Born April 26th, 1926 in South Carolina. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 57 years old in Harvey (cancer). [ref]
Şehzade Ali Vâsib
Ottoman prince, descendant of murad v (1903-1983).
Born October 14th, 1903 in Çırağan Palace.
Died December 9th, 1983 at 80 years old in Alexandria.
Vittorio Vidali
Italian spy and politician (1900–1983).
Born September 27th, 1900 in Muggia.
Died November 9th, 1983 at 83 years old in Trieste.
Christophe Soglo
Beninese politician (1909-1983).
Born June 28th, 1909 in Abomey.
Died October 7th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cotonou.
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer (1901–1983).
Born October 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Rome.
Anton Buttigieg
Maltese politician and poet (1912-1983).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Qala.
Died May 5th, 1983 at 71 years old in Qala.
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