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In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
Rodolfo Volk
Italian footballer (1906-1983).
Born January 14th, 1906 in Rijeka.
Died October 2nd, 1983 at 77 years old in Nemi.
Hideo Kobayashi
Japanese writer (1902–1983).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Kanda-Sarugakuchō.
Died March 1st, 1983 at 80 years old in Keio University Hospital (uremia).
Charlie Rivel
Spanish circus clown (1896-1983).
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Cubelles.
Died July 26th, 1983 at 87 years old in Sant Pere de Ribes (hemiplegia).
Clemens Holzmeister
Austrian architect and stage designer (1886–1983).
Born March 27th, 1886 in Fulpmes.
Died June 12th, 1983 at 97 years old in Hallein.
Betty Nuthall
English tennis player (1911-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1911 in Surbiton.
Died November 8th, 1983 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983).
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).
Oldřich Nový
Czech actor, theater manager, director, scriptwriter and singer (1899–1983).
Born August 7th, 1899 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Eberhard Hopf
German mathematician (1902-1983).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Salzburg.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 81 years old in Bloomington.
Hal Pereira
American director (1905-1983).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Chicago.
Died December 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Ángel Rama
Uruguayan writer (1926-1983).
Born May 2nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 57 years old in Mejorada del Campo (aviation accident).
Howard Hayes Scullard
British historian (1903–1983).
Born February 9th, 1903 in Bedford.
Died March 31st, 1983 at 80 years old in London.
Tan Zhenlin
Chinese military leader and politician (1902-1983).
Born April 24th, 1902 in You County.
Died September 30th, 1983 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Antonin Magne
French racing cyclist (1904–1983).
Born February 15th, 1904 in Ytrac.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Arcachon (Parkinson's disease).
Earlene Brown
American shot putter and discus thrower.
Born July 11th, 1935 in Laredo. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 47 years old in Compton.
Julio Rosales
Filipino cardinal (1906–1983).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Calbayog.
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 76 years old in Cebu.
Nolini Kanta Gupta
Disciple of sri aurobindo (1889–1983).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Faridpur.
Died February 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Pondicherry.
Victor Hugo Halperin
American film director (1895–1983).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1983 at 87 years old in Bentonville.
Attila Sallustro
Paraguayan footballer (1908–1983).
Born December 15th, 1908 in Asunción.
Died May 28th, 1983 at 74 years old in Rome.
Ferenc Plattkó
Football player (1898–1982).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Carl Munters
Swedish inventor (1897–1989).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Järna.
Died March 29th, 1983 at 86 years old in Switzerland. [ref]
Rodoljub Čolaković
Yugoslav partisan (1900-1983).
Born June 7th, 1900 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bijeljina.
Died March 30th, 1983 at 82 years old in Belgrade.
Karandash
Soviet clown (1901–1983).
Born December 10th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 31st, 1983 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Vinogradov
Soviet mathematician (1891-1983).
Born September 14th, 1891. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1983 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vadim Delaunay
Russian poet and dissident (1947–1983).
Born December 22nd, 1947 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1983 at 35 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Eelco van Kleffens
Dutch politician (1894-1983).
Born November 17th, 1894 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1983 at 88 years old in Sintra. [ref]
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