In the year 1983

580 Notable deaths

Earl Tupper

American inventor.

Born July 28th, 1907 in Berlin.

Died October 5th, 1983 at 76 years old in Costa Rica.

Winifred Atwell

Trinidad and tobago musician (1914–1983).

Born February 27th, 1914 in Tunapuna.

Died February 28th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sydney.

Vaughn Taylor

American actor (1910–1983).

Born February 22nd, 1911 in Boston.

Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).

Frank Forde

Australian politician, 15th prime minister of australia (1890-1983).

Born July 18th, 1890 in Mitchell.

Died January 28th, 1983 at 92 years old in Brisbane.

Alberto Ginastera

Argentine composer (1916-1983).

Born April 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 25th, 1983 at 67 years old in Geneva.

Paul de Man

Belgian literary theorist (1919–1983).

Born December 6th, 1919 in Antwerp.

Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in New Haven (cancer).

William E. Miller

American politician (1914–1983).

Born March 22nd, 1914 in Lockport.

Died June 24th, 1983 at 69 years old in Buffalo (stroke).

Mykola Pidhornyi

Soviet politician (1903-1983).

Born February 18th, 1903 in Karlivka.

Died January 11th, 1983 at 79 years old in Moscow.

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

Prince, painter (1903-1983).

Born October 10th, 1903 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.

Died June 1st, 1983 at 79 years old in Ostend.

Theodoros Stephanides

Greek-british poet, author, doctor, scientist and naturalist.

Born January 21st, 1896 in Mumbai.

Died April 13th, 1983 at 87 years old in Kilburn.

James Booker

American musician and singer (1939–1983).

Born December 17th, 1939 in New Orleans.

Died November 8th, 1983 at 43 years old in New Orleans (kidney failure).

Alexander Fu Sheng

Hong kong actor (1954-1983).

Born October 20th, 1954 in British Hong Kong.

Died July 7th, 1983 at 28 years old in British Hong Kong (traffic collision).

Marcel Dalio

French actor (1899–1983).

Born November 23rd, 1899 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 20th, 1983 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Piero Sraffa

Italian economist.

Born August 5th, 1898 in Turin. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 1983 at 85 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983).

Born December 6th, 1887 in London, Woodford.

Died July 30th, 1983 at 95 years old in Genesee Depot (pneumonia).

Ahmed Rushdi

Pakistani playback singer.

Born April 24th, 1934 in British Raj, Hyderabad State.

Died April 11th, 1983 at 48 years old in Karachi.

Victor Turner

British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983).

Born May 28th, 1920 in Glasgow.

Died December 18th, 1983 at 63 years old in Charlottesville.

Guadalupe Marín

Mexican model and novelist (1895-1983).

Born October 16th, 1895 in Jalisco.

Died February 7th, 1983 at 87 years old in Mexico City.

George Headley

West indian cricketer (1909-1983).

Born May 30th, 1909 in Colón City.

Died November 30th, 1983 at 74 years old in Kingston.

Siegfried Müller

German mercenary (1920–1983).

Born October 26th, 1920 in Krosno Odrzańskie.

Died April 17th, 1983 at 62 years old in Boksburg (stomach cancer).

Keith Holyoake

Viceroy, prime minister of new zealand, politician (1904-1983).

Born February 11th, 1904 in Pahiatua.

Died December 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Wellington.

Pridi Banomyong

Thai prime minister (1900-1983).

Born May 11th, 1900 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.

Died May 2nd, 1983 at 82 years old in Antony.

George Bruns

American composer (1914-1983).

Born July 3rd, 1914 in Clackamas County. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1983 at 68 years old in Portland (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Richard Loo

American character actor (1903–1983).

Born October 1st, 1903 in Maui.

Died November 20th, 1983 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.

Willie Bobo

American jazz percussionist (1934–1983).

Born February 28th, 1934 in New York City.

Died September 15th, 1983 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

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