In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
Josef Effenberger
Czechoslovak gymnast.
Born October 18th, 1901 in Prague.
Died November 11th, 1983 at 82 years old in Prague.
Giovanni Plazzer
Italian rower (1909-1983).
Born September 30th, 1909 in Koper.
Died June 23rd, 1983 at 73 years old
Frank Fisher
Canadian ice hockey player (1901/7–1983).
Born January 1st, 1901 in Ontario.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Giovanni Cazzulani
Cyclist.
Born August 5th, 1909 in Pandino.
Died October 22nd, 1983 at 74 years old in Varzi. [ref]
Henryk Budziński
Polish rower (1904–1983).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Bobryk. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Gdańsk.
Eliza Amy Hodgson
New zealand botanist (1888 - 1983).
Born October 10th, 1888 in Havelock North.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Hastings.
Giuliano Nostini
Fencer (1912–1983).
Born October 3rd, 1912 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 1983 at 70 years old in Brixen.
Stanley Stanyar
Canadian rower (1905-1983).
Born December 29th, 1905 in Gatineau.
Died June 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Val-des-Monts.
Rolf Fäs
Swiss handball player (1916-1983).
Born October 18th, 1916 in Schöftland.
Died October 24th, 1983 at 67 years old
Johann Houschka
Austrian handball player (1914–1983).
Born October 21st, 1914 in Austria.
Died May 27th, 1983 at 68 years old
Tursunoy Akhunova
Twice hero of socialist labour (1937–1983).
Born May 20th, 1937 in Chinaz District.
Died September 21st, 1983 at 46 years old in Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
James Workman
American rower (1908–1983).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Woodward.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 75 years old in Orange County.
Katherine Perry
American actress (1897-1983).
Born January 5th, 1897 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
István Molnár
Hungarian water polo player (1913–1983).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Galanta.
Died July 1st, 1983 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Allan Carlsson
Swedish boxer (1910–1983).
Born November 8th, 1910 in Örebro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1983 at 73 years old in Norrköping.
Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky
Russian paleontologist (1920-1983).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Znamenka, Znamensky District, Tambov Oblast.
Died July 20th, 1983 at 63 years old
Lev Kalyayev
Soviet sprinter (1929–1983).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 19th, 1983 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Shabban Shahab-ud-Din
Field hockey player (1909–1983).
Born November 8th, 1909.
Died January 6th, 1983 at 73 years old
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