Dead at age 83
1,780 Notable deaths
Anne Hébert
Canadian author and poet.
Born August 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal (bone cancer). [ref]
Helmut Walcha
German organist (1907–1991).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died August 11th, 1991 at 83 years old in Frankfurt.
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg. [ref]
Robert Daniel Murphy
American diplomat (1894–1978).
Born October 28th, 1894 in Milwaukee.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
Teddy Scholten
Dutch singer.
Born May 11th, 1926 in Rijswijk.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rijswijk.
Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1901-1984).
Born June 30th, 1901 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1984 at 83 years old in Bad Krozingen.
Constantin Argetoianu
Romanian political leader (1871-1955).
Born March 15th, 1871 in Craiova.
Died February 6th, 1955 at 83 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Ricarda Huch
German writer.
Born July 18th, 1864 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1947 at 83 years old in Schönberg. [ref]
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914–1997).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs