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In the year 1983
620 Notable deaths
Björn Collinder
Swedish linguist (1894–1983).
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Sundsvall.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
Polish author and translator (1892–1983).
Born August 6th, 1892 in Vilnius.
Died February 16th, 1983 at 90 years old in Poznań.
Ernest Libérati
French footballer (1906-1983).
Born March 22nd, 1908 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 75 years old
Jan Klaassens
Dutch footballer (1931-1983).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Venlo.
Died February 12th, 1983 at 51 years old in Baarlo.
Johan Richthoff
Swedish amateur wrestler (1898–1983).
Born April 30th, 1898 in Malmö.
Died October 1st, 1983 at 85 years old in Malmö.
Stefan Skoumal
German footballer (1909-1983).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1983 at 73 years old in Vienna.
Juan Nelson
Polo player (1891–1983).
Born May 26th, 1891 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1983 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Chiang Wen-yeh
Taiwanese composer (1910–1983).
Born June 11th, 1910 in Taihoku Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 1983 at 73 years old in Beijing.
Vladimír Neff
Czech translator, bookwriter and writer (1909-1983).
Born June 13th, 1909 in Prague.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 74 years old in Prague.
Herbert Rappaport
Austrian-soviet film director (1908-1983).
Born July 7th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died September 5th, 1983 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (aneurysm).
Hamid Arasly
Azerbaijani soviet philologist, literary scholar, member of national academy of sciences (1909-1983).
Born February 23rd, 1909 in Ganja.
Died November 20th, 1983 at 74 years old in Baku.
Antonio Siddi
Italian athletics competitor (1923-1983).
Born June 16th, 1923 in Sassari.
Died January 21st, 1983 at 59 years old in Sassari.
Alexia Bryn
Norwegian figure skater.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Oslo.
Died July 19th, 1983 at 94 years old in Oslo.
Süleyman Rəhimov
Soviet writer (1900–1983).
Born March 22nd, 1900 in Əyin.
Died October 11th, 1983 at 83 years old in Baku.
Levi Casey
American triple jumper (1904–1983).
Born October 19th, 1904 in Vienna.
Died April 1st, 1983 at 78 years old in Costa Mesa.
Ludwig Rellstab
German chess player (1904-1983).
Born November 23rd, 1904 in Schöneberg.
Died February 14th, 1983 at 78 years old in Wedel.
Fred Meyer
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 17th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died March 12th, 1983 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Boris Stepantsev
Soviet film director (1929-1983).
Born December 1st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 1983 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Kathleen Shaw
Figure skater (1903–1983).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Barton upon Irwell.
Died July 19th, 1983 at 80 years old in Trearddur Bay.
Sture Pettersson
Swedish road racing cyclist (1942-1983).
Born September 30th, 1942 in Vårgårda.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 40 years old in Alingsås.
Fred Church
American actor (1889-1983).
Born October 17th, 1889 in Ames.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 93 years old in Blythe (myocardial infarction).
Mieczysław Jastrun
Polish poet and essayist (1903–1983).
Born October 29th, 1903 in Korolivka.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Rudolf Rupec
Austrian footballer (1895–1983).
Born November 17th, 1896 in Grubišno Polje. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1983 at 86 years old in Zagreb.
Larysa Hienijuš
Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement (1910–1983).
Born August 9th, 1910 in Grodno County.
Died April 7th, 1983 at 72 years old in Zeĺva.
Peter H. Jackson
British rower (1912-1983).
Born November 15th, 1912 in Market Harborough.
Died February 5th, 1983 at 70 years old in Cirencester.
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