Dead at age 83

1,542 Notable deaths

Ginger Rogers

American actress and dancer (1911-1995).

Born July 16th, 1911 in Independence. [ref]

Died April 25th, 1995 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes). [ref]

P. V. Narasimha Rao

9th prime minister of india (1921-2004).

Born June 28th, 1921 in Vangara, Karimnagar.

Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

William S. Burroughs

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914-1997).

Born February 5th, 1914 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died August 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in Lawrence (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ted Williams

American hall of fame baseball player & fighter pilot; last baseball player to bat .400 in a season.

Born August 30th, 1918 in San Diego.

Died July 5th, 2002 at 83 years old in Inverness (cardiac arrest).

Samuel Beckett

Irish novelist, playwright, and poet (1906-1989).

Born April 13th, 1906 in Foxrock. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022).

Born April 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.

Died July 25th, 2022 at 83 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]

Ned Beatty

American actor (1937–2021).

Born July 6th, 1937 in Louisville.

Died June 13th, 2021 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Jack Kevorkian

American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011).

Born May 26th, 1928 in Pontiac.

Died June 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Royal Oak (kidney failure). [ref]

Vincente Minnelli

American stage and film director (1903-1986).

Born February 28th, 1903 in Chicago. [ref]

Died July 25th, 1986 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]

Bob Knight

American basketball coach (1940–2023).

Born October 25th, 1940 in Massillon.

Died November 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Bloomington. [ref]

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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker