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Dead at age 83

1,561 Notable deaths

Helmut Walcha

German organist.

Born October 27th, 1907 in Leipzig. [ref]

Died August 11th, 1991 at 83 years old in Frankfurt am Main.

Charles Jarrott

British film and television director (1927-2011).

Born June 16th, 1927 in London.

Died March 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]

Frank Brimsek

American ice hockey goaltender.

Born September 26th, 1915 in Eveleth.

Died November 11th, 1998 at 83 years old in Virginia.

Jinichi Kusaka

Japanese admiral.

Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.

Dariush Shayegan

Iranian thinker, writer, cultural theorist and comparative philosopher (1935-2018).

Born January 24th, 1935 in Tehran.

Died March 22nd, 2018 at 83 years old in Tehran (stroke). [ref]

Alastair McCorquodale

British athlete (1925-2009).

Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.

Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]

Magda Guzmán

Mexican actress.

Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.

Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Simon Flexner

American scientist (1863-1946).

Born March 25th, 1863 in Louisville. [ref]

Died May 2nd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Teddy Scholten

Dutch singer.

Born May 11th, 1926 in Rijswijk.

Died April 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rijswijk.

Richard Ruoff

German general.

Born August 18th, 1883 in Moßbach.

Died March 30th, 1967 at 83 years old in Tübingen.

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