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In the year 1983
619 Notable deaths
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.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease).
Walther Nehring
German general (1892–1983).
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.
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.
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.
Born July 4th, 1925 in Attleboro.
Died March 6th, 1983 at 57 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Necip Fazıl Kısakürek
Turkish novelist, playwright, and islamist conspiracy theorist (1904–1983).
Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
Russian astronomer/astrophysicist (1908–1983).
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 (1920–1983).
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, 1927 in Pensacola.
Died March 17th, 1983 at 55 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
Russian conductor and composer (1912–1983).
Born August 9th, 1912 in Kyiv.
Died March 7th, 1983 at 70 years old in Antibes (myocardial infarction).
Henri Navarre
French general (1898-1983).
Born July 31st, 1898 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Died September 26th, 1983 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 619
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner