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Dead at age 83
2,174 Notable deaths
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
Iranian ayatollah (1931–2014).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Tehran.
Died October 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gurdial Singh
Writer, novelist (1933–2016).
Born January 10th, 1933 in Jaitu.
Died August 16th, 2016 at 83 years old in Bathinda. [ref]
Robert T. Paine
American zoologist (1933–2016).
Born April 13th, 1933 in Cambridge.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Seattle (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues).
Agostino Casaroli
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 24th, 1914 in Castel San Giovanni.
Died June 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rome.
Daphne Sheldrick
Kenya-based british author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry (1934–2018).
Born June 4th, 1934 in Kenya. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2018 at 83 years old in Nairobi (breast cancer). [ref]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Sri lankan politician (1933–2016).
Born May 5th, 1933 in British Ceylon.
Died December 27th, 2016 at 83 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Vera Alentova
Soviet and russian actress (1942–2025).
Born February 21st, 1942 in Kotlas.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stanislao Cannizzaro
Italian chemist (1826-1910).
Born July 13th, 1826 in Palermo.
Died May 10th, 1910 at 83 years old in Rome.
Borivoje Todorović
Serbian and yugoslav actor, tv actor (1930–2014).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died July 7th, 2014 at 83 years old in Belgrade (stroke).
Pío Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956).
Born December 28th, 1872 in San Sebastián.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 83 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 641 to 650 of 2174
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir