In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
János Flesch
Hungarian chess grandmaster (1933–1983).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died December 9th, 1983 at 50 years old in London (traffic collision).
René Fallet
French writer (1927–1983).
Born December 4th, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died July 25th, 1983 at 55 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Miško Kranjec
Slovenian writer (1908-1983).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Velika Polana.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Marianella García Villas
Salvadoran politician and lawyer (1948-1983).
Born August 7th, 1948 in San Salvador.
Died March 13th, 1983 at 34 years old in Suchitoto.
Pedro Quartucci
Argentine boxer and actor (1905–1983).
Born July 30th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Marc Bernard
French writer (1900–1983).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Nîmes.
Died November 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Nîmes.
Felix Pipes
Austrian tennis player (1887–1983).
Born April 15th, 1887 in Prague.
Died January 20th, 1983 at 95 years old in Seattle.
Gregorio Blasco
Spanish footballer (1909-1983).
Born June 10th, 1909 in Mundaka.
Died January 31st, 1983 at 73 years old in Mexico City.
Grigori Roshal
Russian film director and screenwriter (1899–1983).
Born October 21st, 1899 in Novozybkov.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Cecil Cooke
Bahamian sailor.
Born May 31st, 1923 in Nassau.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 59 years old in Nassau.
Armand Lanoux
French writer (1913–1983).
Born October 24th, 1913 in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1983 at 69 years old in Champs-sur-Marne. [ref]
Erik Börjesson
Swedish association football player and manager (1886-1983).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Partille Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 96 years old in Partille.
Sven Jacobsson
Swedish footballer (1914-1983).
Born April 17th, 1914 in Gothenburg.
Died July 9th, 1983 at 69 years old in Gothenburg.
Finn Salomonsen
Danish ornithologist.
Born January 31st, 1909 in Copenhagen.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 74 years old in Ny Holte Parish.
Kalevi Kotkas
Estonian-finnish athletics competitor (1913–1983).
Born August 10th, 1913 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1983 at 70 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Otto Aasen
Norwegian nordic skier.
Born January 1st, 1894 in Fåberg Municipality.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 89 years old in Rjukan.
Alfonso Calzolari
Italien racing cyclist (1887-1983).
Born April 30th, 1887 in Vergato.
Died February 7th, 1983 at 95 years old in Ceriale.
Aliagha Aghayev
Azerbaijani actor (1913-1983).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Baku.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 70 years old in Baku.
Joan Sales i Vallès
Catalan writer poet, translator and editor (1912–1983).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died November 12th, 1983 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Arkady Filippenko
Soviet-ukrainian composer (1912-1983).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Kyiv.
Died August 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kyiv.
Lorenzo Bianchi
Catholic bishop (1899-1983).
Born April 1st, 1899 in Corteno Golgi.
Died February 13th, 1983 at 83 years old in Brescia.
Mother Hope of Jesus
Spanish religious nun (1893–1983).
Born September 30th, 1893 in Santomera.
Died February 8th, 1983 at 89 years old in Todi, Collevalenza.
Umberto Mozzoni
Argentinian catholic cardinal (1904-1983).
Born June 29th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Rome.
Min Byung-dae
South korean footballer (1918-1983).
Born February 20th, 1918 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died January 4th, 1983 at 64 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Björn Collinder
Swedish linguist (1894–1983).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Sundsvall.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 88 years old in Vienna.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach