In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
Estrellita Castro
Spanish singer (1908–1983).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Seville. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1983 at 69 years old in Madrid.
George Hodgson
Canadian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1893-1983).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Montreal.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Richard Hofmann
German footballer (1906-1983).
Born February 8th, 1906 in Meerane.
Died May 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Freital.
Eva Pawlik
Austrian figure skater, actress, commentator (1927–1983).
Born October 4th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died July 31st, 1983 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Avram Bunaciu
Romanian politician.
Born November 11th, 1909 in Șicula.
Died April 28th, 1983 at 73 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Elie Carafoli
Romanian aircraft designer (1901–1983).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Veria.
Died October 24th, 1983 at 82 years old in Bucharest.
Xiao San
Chinese poet and writer (1896-1983).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Xiangxiang City.
Died February 4th, 1983 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Gösta Holmér
Athletics competitor (1891–1983).
Born September 23rd, 1891 in Vimmerby.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Simha Erlich
Israeli politician (1915-1983).
Born December 15th, 1915 in Bychawa.
Died June 19th, 1983 at 67 years old in Israel.
René Pontoni
Argentine association football player and manager (1920-1983).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Santa Fe.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 62 years old in Santa Fe.
Jaime Lazcano Escolá
Spanish association football player (1909–1983).
Born December 30th, 1909 in Pamplona.
Died June 1st, 1983 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Pierre Richard-Willm
French actor (1895-1983).
Born November 3rd, 1895 in Bayonne.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Dutch geologist (1904-1983).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Jakarta, Batavia.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 79 years old in Oberdrauburg.
Ángela Acuña
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Ángela Acuña Braun
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Cross-country skier.
Born February 24th, 1899 in Christiania. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1983 at 83 years old in Vestre Aker.
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Romanian footballer (1905-1983).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Arad.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 77 years old in Arad.
Gaspar Rubio
Footballer and coach (1907-1983).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Serra.
Died January 3rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Vladimir Gelfand
Russian writer (1923–1983).
Born March 1st, 1923 in Novoarkhanhelsk.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 60 years old in Dnipro.
Vera Faddeeva
Russian mathematician (1906–1983).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Tambov.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vittorio Sereni
Italian poet (1913–1983).
Born July 27th, 1913 in Luino.
Died October 2nd, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan (aneurysm). [ref]
Alexey Surkov
Soviet poet and critic (1899-1983).
Born October 13th, 1899.
Died June 14th, 1983 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Irene Sänger-Bredt
German mathematician, engineer (1911–1983).
Born April 24th, 1911 in Bonn.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Willi Ritschard
Member of the swiss federal council (1918–1983).
Born September 28th, 1918 in Deitingen.
Died October 16th, 1983 at 65 years old in Grenchenberg (heart failure).
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé