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In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
Alceu Amoroso Lima
Brazilian writer, journalist and activist (1893-1983).
Born December 11th, 1893 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 89 years old in Petrópolis.
Mariya Babanova
Russian actress (1900–1983).
Born November 11th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died April 4th, 1983 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Georges Spénale
French official and politician (1913–1983).
Born November 29th, 1913 in Carcassonne.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 69 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Aleksandr Alov
Film director (1923–1983).
Born September 26th, 1923 in Kharkiv.
Died June 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Samorè
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1905–1983).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Bardi.
Died February 3rd, 1983 at 77 years old in Rome.
Momčilo Đokić
Serbian footballer (1911-1983).
Born February 27th, 1911 in Kuršumlija.
Died April 21st, 1983 at 72 years old in Bela Crkva.
Dana Medřická
Czech actress (1920–1983).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1983 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Umberto Terracini
Italian politician.
Born July 27th, 1895 in Genoa.
Died December 6th, 1983 at 88 years old in Rome.
Constantino Urbieta Sosa
Argentine footballer (1907-1983).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Asunción.
Died December 12th, 1983 at 76 years old in Avellaneda.
Gunnar Olsson
Actor and director (1904–1983).
Born July 10th, 1904 in Oxelösund.
Died September 16th, 1983 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Edouard Zeckendorf
Mathematician, military officer, physician (1901–1983).
Died May 16th, 1983 at 82 years old in Liège.
Grete Reinwald
Actress (1902-1983).
Born May 25th, 1902 in Stuttgart.
Died May 24th, 1983 at 80 years old in Munich.
Adele Goodman Clark
United states artist and suffragist (1882-1983).
Born September 27th, 1882 in Montgomery.
Died June 4th, 1983 at 100 years old in Richmond.
János Biri
Hungarian association football player and association football coach (1901-1983).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Budapest.
Died March 29th, 1983 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Gyula Lázár
Hungarian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Füzesgyarmat. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Sabin Carr
American pole vaulter (1904-1983).
Born September 4th, 1904 in Dubuque.
Died September 12th, 1983 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
Choi Chung-min
South korean footballer and coach (1930-1983).
Born August 30th, 1930 in Taedong.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 53 years old in South Korea. [ref]
Friedrich Scherfke
Polish footballer (1909-1983).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Poznań.
Died September 15th, 1983 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Tancredi Pasero
Opera bass (1893-1983).
Born January 11th, 1893 in Turin.
Died February 17th, 1983 at 90 years old in Milan.
Georg Rydeberg
Swedish actor (1907-1983).
Born July 21st, 1907 in Örgryte församling.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 75 years old in Oscar Parish (myocardial infarction).
Semen Altshuler
Physicist (1911–1983).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Vitebsk.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kazan.
Birgit Tengroth
Swedish actress (1915–1983).
Born July 13th, 1915 in Stockholm.
Died September 21st, 1983 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Pol Swings
Astrophysicist (1906-1983).
Born September 24th, 1906 in Ransart.
Died October 28th, 1983 at 77 years old in Esneux.
Roman Sikorski
Polish mathematician (1920–1983).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Mszczonów.
Died September 12th, 1983 at 63 years old in Warsaw.
Oddbjørn Hagen
Cross-country skier.
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Engerdal Municipality.
Died June 25th, 1983 at 75 years old in Skedsmo Municipality.
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