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Dead at age 83

1,549 Notable deaths

Albert B. Fall

American politician (1861-1944).

Born November 26th, 1861 in Frankfort.

Died November 30th, 1944 at 83 years old in El Paso.

France-Albert René

President of seychelles (1935-2019).

Born November 16th, 1935 in Victoria.

Died February 27th, 2019 at 83 years old in Victoria (respiratory failure). [ref]

Charles Shyer

American film director, screenwriter, television producer and television writer (1941-2024).

Born October 11th, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [ref]

Erskine Caldwell

American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist.

Born December 17th, 1903 in Coweta County. [ref]

Died April 12th, 1987 at 83 years old in Paradise Valley (lung cancer). [ref]

Billy Casper

American golfer.

Born June 24th, 1931 in San Diego.

Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Utah County (pneumonia).

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the nobel prize in literature in 1912 (1862-1946).

Born November 15th, 1862 in Szczawno-Zdrój. [ref]

Died June 6th, 1946 at 83 years old in Jagniątków. [ref]

Frank Aletter

American actor (1926-2009).

Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.

Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). [ref]

John Maynard Smith

British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1920-2004).

Born June 6th, 1920 in London. [ref]

Died April 19th, 2004 at 83 years old in Lewes (lung cancer). [ref]

Paddy Moloney

Irish musician.

Born August 1st, 1938 in Dublin.

Died October 12th, 2021 at 83 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Wilhelm Marx

German chancellor (1863-1946).

Born January 15th, 1863 in Cologne. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1946 at 83 years old in Bonn. [ref]

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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo