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Dead at age 83

1,546 Notable deaths

Beryl Clutterbuck Markham

British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer.

Born October 26th, 1902 in Leicester.

Died August 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]

Carlos Marcello

Italian-american criminal (1910-1993).

Born February 6th, 1910 in Tunisia.

Died March 3rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Metairie (stroke). [ref]

Lotte Lenya

Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981).

Born October 18th, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]

Died November 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]

Michael Hordern

British actor (1911–1995).

Born October 3rd, 1911 in Berkhamsted. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1995 at 83 years old in Oxford (kidney disease). [ref]

Elsa Schiaparelli

Italian fashion designer and couturier (1890-1973).

Born September 10th, 1890 in Rome. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]

Birju Maharaj

Indian dancer.

Born February 4th, 1938 in Lucknow.

Died January 16th, 2022 at 83 years old in Delhi. [ref]

Michael Gordon

American stage actor and stage and film director (1909-1993).

Born September 6th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died April 29th, 1993 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

György Ligeti

Hungarian composer (1923-2006).

Born May 28th, 1923 in Târnăveni. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2006 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr.

Philadelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used.

Born August 4th, 1914 in Bergedorf. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1997 at 83 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Dolphy

Filipino actor and comedian (1928-2012).

Born July 25th, 1928 in Tondo. [ref]

Died July 10th, 2012 at 83 years old in Makati (pneumonia).

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius