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In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
József Takács
Hungarian association football player (1904-1983).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Hans Leip
German writer (1893–1983).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Hamburg.
Died June 6th, 1983 at 89 years old in Fruthwilen.
James Knox
Catholic archbishop of melbourne, victoria, australia, and cardinal (1914–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Western Australia.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Rome.
Radovan Richta
Czech academic and philosopher.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1983 at 59 years old in Prague. [ref]
Waldeck Rochet
French politician (1905–1983).
Born April 5th, 1905 in Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse.
Died February 15th, 1983 at 77 years old in Nanterre.
Miron Białoszewski
Polish writer (1922–1983).
Born June 30th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died June 17th, 1983 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Marie Mosquini
American film actress (1899–1983).
Born December 3rd, 1899 in Los Angeles.
Died February 21st, 1983 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Lina Radke
German middle distance runner (1903-1983).
Born October 18th, 1903 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 14th, 1983 at 79 years old in Karlsruhe.
Pentti Saarikoski
Finnish writer, poet and translator (1937–1983).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Impilahti.
Died August 24th, 1983 at 45 years old in Joensuu.
Étienne Lamotte
Indologist, priest, professor (1903-1983).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Dinant. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Claude Papi
French footballer (1949-1983).
Born April 16th, 1949 in Porto-Vecchio.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 33 years old in Bastia.
Satsuo Yamamoto
Japanese film director (1910–1983).
Born July 15th, 1910 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Died August 11th, 1983 at 73 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer).
Marguerite Broquedis
French tennis player.
Born April 17th, 1893 in Pau.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 90 years old in Orléans.
Dora Gabe
Bulgarian poet.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Metodievo.
Died November 16th, 1983 at 98 years old in Sofia.
Phoui Sananikone
Prime minister of laos (1903–1983).
Born September 6th, 1903 in Vientiane.
Died December 4th, 1983 at 80 years old in Paris.
Pál Kadosa
Hungarian composer (1903-1983).
Born September 6th, 1903 in Levice.
Died March 30th, 1983 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Greta Knutson
Swedish artist (1899–1983).
Born November 10th, 1899 in Stockholm.
Died March 6th, 1983 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Juan Carlos Zabala
Argentine distance runner (1911–1983).
Born October 11th, 1911 in Rosario.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Tikhon Kiselyov
Soviet statesman (1917-1983).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Aharodnia Kuźminickaja.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Minsk (cancer).
Mignon Anderson
American actress (1892-1983).
Born March 31st, 1892 in Baltimore.
Died February 25th, 1983 at 90 years old in Burbank.
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
Portuguese politician (1917-1983).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Luanda.
Died August 10th, 1983 at 66 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
André Chamson
French writer (1900-1983).
Died November 9th, 1983 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Anton Dolin
English ballet dancer and choreographer (1904-1983).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Slinfold.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 79 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Heer
Austrian historian and writer (1916-1983).
Born April 10th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died September 18th, 1983 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Rubaba Muradova
Azerbaijani singer (1933-1983).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Ardabil. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1983 at 50 years old in Baku.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 619
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