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In the year 1983
580 Notable deaths
Earl Averill
American baseball player (1902-1983).
Born May 21st, 1902 in Snohomish County.
Died August 16th, 1983 at 81 years old in Everett.
Nichita Stănescu
Romanian poet and essayist (1933–1983).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Ploiești.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 50 years old in Bucharest (hepatitis).
Beverley Nichols
Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Bristol. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 85 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Alexander Schmemann
Christian theologian (1921-1983).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City.
Cathy Berberian
American mezzo-soprano and composer (1925–1983).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Attleboro. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1983 at 57 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Turkish poet, novelist and playwright (1904–1983).
Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
Russian astronomer/astrophysicist.
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 27th, 1983 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
American diplomat (1906-1983).
Born April 10th, 1906 in Germantown.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Mamie Phipps Clark
American psychologist.
Born April 18th, 1917 in Hot Springs.
Died August 11th, 1983 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chabuca Granda
Peruvian recording artist; composer and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1920 in Cotabambas Auraria.
Died March 8th, 1983 at 62 years old in Miami (cardiovascular disease).
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudanese politician and head of state (1900–1983).
Born October 26th, 1900 in Suakin.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 82 years old in Khartoum.
Yuri Levitan
Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Vladimir.
Died August 4th, 1983 at 68 years old in Belgorod.
Gigi Gryce
American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator (1925–1983).
Born November 28th, 1925 in Pensacola.
Died March 17th, 1983 at 57 years old in Pensacola (myocardial infarction).
Wolfgang Lukschy
German actor (1905–1983).
Born October 19th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in West Berlin.
Gloria Marín
Mexican actress (1919–1983).
Born April 19th, 1919 in Mexico City.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 63 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kurt H. Debus
Rocket engineer and scientist (1908–1983).
Born November 29th, 1908 in Frankfurt.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cocoa Beach.
Gunta Stölzl
German artist (1897-1983).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Munich.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 86 years old in Männedorf.
Igor Markevitch
Ukrainian conductor and composer.
Born July 27th, 1912 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1983 at 70 years old in Antibes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Navarre
French general (1898-1983).
Born July 31st, 1898 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1983 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arno Babajanian
Armenian composer and pianist (1921-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Yerevan.
Died November 11th, 1983 at 62 years old in Moscow, Yerevan (leukemia). [ref]
Josep Lluís Sert
Architect (1902-1983).
Born July 1st, 1902 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Joe Bambrick
Northern irish footballer (1905–1983).
Born November 3rd, 1905 in Belfast.
Died October 13th, 1983 at 77 years old in Belfast.
Fanny Cano
Mexican actress and producer (1944–1983).
Born February 28th, 1944 in Huetamo Municipality.
Died December 7th, 1983 at 39 years old in Madrid.
Louison Bobet
French professional road racing cyclist (1925–1983).
Born March 12th, 1925 in Saint-Méen-le-Grand.
Died March 13th, 1983 at 58 years old in Biarritz (brain cancer).
Marianne Brandt
German painter, sculptor and designer (1893-1983).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Chemnitz.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 89 years old in Kirchberg.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 580
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan