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Dead at age 83

1,560 Notable deaths

John Meredyth Lucas

American screenwriter.

Born May 1st, 1919 in Los Angeles.

Died October 19th, 2002 at 83 years old in Newport Beach (leukemia).

Dag Solstad

Norwegian writer (1941–2025).

Born July 16th, 1941 in Sandefjord.

Died March 14th, 2025 at 83 years old in Oslo (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Arthur Barclay

President of liberia (1854-1938).

Born July 31st, 1854 in Bridgetown.

Died July 10th, 1938 at 83 years old in Monrovia.

Arthur Kopit

American playwright (b.1937).

Born May 10th, 1937 in New York City.

Died April 2nd, 2021 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]

Franklyn Farnum

American actor (1878-1961).

Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.

Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).

Jean Paulhan

French writer.

Born December 2nd, 1884 in Nîmes. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ludwik Rajchman

Polish microbiologist, co-founder of unicef.

Born November 1st, 1881 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died July 13th, 1965 at 83 years old in Chenu. [ref]

Robert Livingston

American actor (1904-1988).

Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.

Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).

Manfred Gerlach

German jurist and politician (1928-2011).

Born May 8th, 1928 in Leipzig.

Died October 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Berlin (disease). [ref]

Rinus Israël

Dutch footballer and manager (1942–2025).

Born March 19th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 83 years old [ref]

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