In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
Alfred Dahlqvist
Swedish cross-country skier (1914-1983).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Bräcke Municipality.
Died October 21st, 1983 at 69 years old
Emilio Polli
Italian swimmer.
Born April 10th, 1901 in Milan.
Died January 30th, 1983 at 81 years old in Milan.
Olle Källgren
Swedish footballer (1907-1983).
Born September 7th, 1907 in Sandviken parish.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 75 years old in Sandviken.
Paul Eberhard
Bobsledder (1917–1983).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Switzerland.
Died September 4th, 1983 at 65 years old in Küsnacht.
Irena Szydłowska
Polish archer (1928-1983).
Born January 28th, 1928 in Lviv.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Joseph Schröffer
Catholic cardinal (1903–1983).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Ingolstadt.
Died September 7th, 1983 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Harry Derckx
Field hockey player (1918–1983).
Born March 19th, 1918 in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 65 years old in Rucphen.
Franco Trincavelli
Italian rower (1935–1983).
Born June 7th, 1935 in Abbadia Lariana.
Died November 10th, 1983 at 48 years old in Abbadia Lariana.
Johann Blank
German water polo player (1904–1983).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Nuremberg.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 78 years old in Ansbach.
Luigina Perversi
Gymnast (1914–1983).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Pavia.
Died October 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Pavia.
Miguel Crusafont-Pairó
Spanish paleontologist (1910-1983).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Sabadell.
Died August 15th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sabadell.
Rudolf Andersen
Danish gymnast (1899–1983).
Born August 11th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1983).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Alexei Guryshev
Russian ice hockey player (1925–1983).
Born March 14th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died November 16th, 1983 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Piet van der Horst
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 25th, 1903 in Klundert.
Died February 18th, 1983 at 79 years old in Breda.
Vince Gallagher
American rower (1899–1983).
Born April 30th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died June 27th, 1983 at 84 years old in Miami.
Eileen Betsy Tranmer
British chess player and clarinetist (1910–1983).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Scarborough.
Died September 26th, 1983 at 73 years old in East Sussex.
Charles Gunn
British racewalker (1885–1983).
Born August 14th, 1885 in Hampstead.
Died December 30th, 1983 at 98 years old in Chichester.
Leonid Kolumbet
Olympic cycling bronze medal (1937-1983).
Born October 14th, 1937 in Horenychi.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 45 years old in Kyiv.
Carlheinz Neumann
German rower (1905–1983).
Born November 27th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1983 at 77 years old in Berlin.
İzzət Oruczadə
Azerbaijani soviet actor and chemist (1909-1983).
Born September 16th, 1909 in Baku.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Baku.
Hans Mehlhorn
Bobsledder.
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aue.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 83 years old in Cologne.
Stig Nyström
Swedish association football player (1919–1983).
Born November 25th, 1919 in Stora Tuna Rural Municipality.
Died July 31st, 1983 at 63 years old in Borlänge.
Detlef Okrent
Field hockey player (1909-1983).
Born October 26th, 1909 in Rostock.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 73 years old in Leverkusen.
Elbert Root
Diver (1915–1983).
Born July 20th, 1915 in Charleston.
Died July 15th, 1983 at 67 years old in Boston.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain