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Dead at age 83

2,184 Notable deaths

Louis Lumière

French inventor (1864–1948).

Born October 5th, 1864 in Besançon.

Died June 8th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bandol.

Moira Orfei

Italian actress and circus performer (1931-2015).

Born December 21st, 1931 in Codroipo.

Died November 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brescia (stroke). [ref]

Mona Fong

Hong kong film and television producer (1934-2017).

Born July 27th, 1934 in Shanghai.

Died November 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.

Margit Carstensen

German actress (1940–2023).

Born February 29th, 1940 in Kiel.

Died June 1st, 2023 at 83 years old in Heide. [ref]

Albert Claude

Cell biologist.

Born August 21st, 1899 in Neufchâteau. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 1983 at 83 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]

Joachim Meisner

German cardinal and archbishop of cologne, catholic cardinal (1933–2017).

Born December 25th, 1933 in Leśnica.

Died July 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bad Füssing (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Jack Schaefer

American writer (1907–1991).

Born November 19th, 1907 in Cleveland.

Died January 24th, 1991 at 83 years old in Santa Fe (heart failure).

Augustus Le Plongeon

British photographer and archaeologist (1825–1908).

Born May 4th, 1825 in Jersey.

Died December 13th, 1908 at 83 years old in Brooklyn.

Otto Wagener

German general (1888-1971).

Born April 29th, 1888 in Durlach.

Died August 9th, 1971 at 83 years old in Chieming.

Anne Truitt

American artist (1921-2004).

Born March 16th, 1921 in Baltimore.

Died December 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..

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