In the year 1983
581 Notable deaths
Vladimir Bakarić
Croatian politician (1912-1983).
Born March 8th, 1912 in Velika Gorica.
Died January 16th, 1983 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Carel Willink
Dutch painter (1900-1983).
Born March 7th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died October 19th, 1983 at 83 years old in Amsterdam.
Walter Reisch
Director, writer, screenwriter (1903-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1983 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Bahiga Hafez
Egyptian actress (1901–1983).
Born August 4th, 1908 in Alexandria.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Valentín González
Spanish army commander (1904–1983).
Born November 4th, 1904 in Malcocinado.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 78 years old in Madrid.
Ernst G. Straus
German-american mathematician.
Born February 25th, 1922 in Munich.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Maurice Kendall
Statistician.
Born September 6th, 1907 in Kettering. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1983 at 75 years old in Redhill. [ref]
Elizabeth C. Crosby
Scientist, teacher, author.
Born October 25th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died July 28th, 1983 at 94 years old in Birmingham.
Josephine Dunn
American actress (1906-1983).
Born May 1st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1983 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Joseph Edward Mayer
American chemist (1904–1983).
Born February 5th, 1904 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 79 years old in San Diego County.
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist (1919–1983).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 13th, 1983 at 63 years old in Bennington.
Alfred Nakache
French swimmer and water polo player (1915-1983).
Born November 18th, 1915 in Constantine.
Died August 4th, 1983 at 67 years old in Sète, Cerbère.
Rudolf Lehmann
Ss officer (1914–1983).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Heidelberg.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 69 years old in Ettlingen.
Werner Egk
German composer.
Born May 17th, 1901 in Donauwörth, Auchsesheim. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1983 at 82 years old in Inning am Ammersee. [ref]
Jin Yan
Chinese actor (1910–1983).
Born April 8th, 1910 in Seoul.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 73 years old in Shanghai.
Qiao Guanhua
Chinese diplomat (1913–1983).
Born March 28th, 1913 in Yancheng.
Died September 22nd, 1983 at 70 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Peter Mennin
American composer, administrator and teacher (1923-1983).
Born May 17th, 1923 in Erie. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City. [ref]
George O. Abell
American astronomer (1927—1983).
Born March 1st, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died October 7th, 1983 at 56 years old in Los Angeles.
László Budai
Hungarian footballer (1928-1983).
Born July 19th, 1928 in Rákospalota.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Avraham Yoffe
Israeli politician and general (1913–1983).
Born October 25th, 1913 in Yavne'el. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1983 at 69 years old in Israel.
R. G. D. Allen
British economist.
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Worcester.
Died September 29th, 1983 at 77 years old in Southwold.
Gyula Illyés
Hungarian poet (1902–1983).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Sárszentlőrinc.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Rodney Soher
Bobsledder (1893–1983).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Brighton.
Died January 25th, 1983 at 89 years old in City of Westminster.
Gunn Wållgren
Swedish actress (1913-1983).
Born November 16th, 1913 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.
Died June 4th, 1983 at 69 years old in Oscar Parish (cancer).
Manuel Ferreira
Argentine footballer (1905–1983).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Trenque Lauquen.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 581
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson