In the year 1983
580 Notable deaths
Kai Winding
Danish-born american jazz composer and trombonist.
Born May 18th, 1922 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1983 at 60 years old in Yonkers (brain cancer). [ref]
Terence Cooke
Catholic cardinal (1921–1983).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Neil Ritchie
British army general.
Born July 29th, 1897 in Georgetown.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Ivan Albright
American artist (1897-1983).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Harvey.
Died November 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodstock.
Nicolaus von Below
German luftwaffe officer (1907-1983).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ziethen.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 75 years old in Detmold.
Wilfred Burchett
Australian journalist (1911-1983).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Gabrielle Roy
French canadian fiction writer.
Born March 25th, 1909 in Saint Boniface.
Died July 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Quebec City.
Saloma
Singapore-malaysian singer and actress (1935-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Pasir Panjang.
Died April 25th, 1983 at 48 years old in Assunta Hospital.
Georges Bidault
French politician (1899-1983).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Moulins.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 83 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.
Richard Llewellyn
British novelist (1906–1983).
Born December 8th, 1906 in Hendon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1983 at 76 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Lamberto Maggiorani
Actor (1909-1983).
Born August 28th, 1909 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ralph Wright
American actor (1908-1983).
Born May 17th, 1908 in Grants Pass.
Died December 31st, 1983 at 75 years old in Los Osos (myocardial infarction).
Marian Nixon
Actress.
Born October 20th, 1904 in Superior.
Died February 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Otto Messmer
American animator (1892-1983).
Born August 16th, 1892 in West Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1983 at 91 years old in Teaneck, Fort Lee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shepperd Strudwick
American actor (1907-1983).
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Orange County.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
Georges Auric
French composer.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Lodève.
Died July 23rd, 1983 at 84 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Luis Monti
Argentine and italian footballer (1901-1983).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 9th, 1983 at 82 years old in Escobar Partido.
Arturo Umberto Illia
President of argentina (1900-1983).
Born August 4th, 1900 in Pergamino.
Died January 18th, 1983 at 82 years old in Córdoba.
Burrill Bernard Crohn
American gastroenterologist.
Born June 13th, 1884 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 99 years old in New Milford. [ref]
Krunoslav Draganović
Croatian roman catholic priest (1903–1982).
Born October 30th, 1903 in Brčko.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Pascalina Lehnert
German roman catholic nun who was pope pius xii's housekeeper and secretary (1894-1983).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Ebersberg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Walther Nehring
German general.
Born August 15th, 1892 in Debrzno.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
Udo von Woyrsch
Ss general and war criminal (1895-1983).
Born July 24th, 1895 in Zwanowice, Brzeg County.
Died January 14th, 1983 at 87 years old in Biberach an der Riss.
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
American biochemist (1925-1983).
Born March 11th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1983 at 57 years old in Silver Spring.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 580
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather