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Dead at age 83

2,174 Notable deaths

Toshitsugu Takamatsu

Japanese martial artist (1889–1972).

Born January 10th, 1889 in Akashi.

Died April 2nd, 1972 at 83 years old

Chick Chandler

American actor (1905-1988).

Born January 18th, 1905 in Kingston.

Died September 30th, 1988 at 83 years old in Laguna Beach (disease).

Bert Stern

American photographer (1929–2013).

Born October 3rd, 1929 in Brooklyn, United States. [ref]

Died June 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]

Mel Ramos

American artist (1935-2018).

Born July 24th, 1935 in Sacramento. [ref]

Died October 14th, 2018 at 83 years old in Oakland (heart failure). [ref]

Jean Paulhan

French writer (1884–1968).

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

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

Gustavo Noboa

President of ecuador (2000-2003).

Born August 21st, 1937 in Guayaquil.

Died February 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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]

Carel Boshoff

South african academic, writer and politician, former proponent of apartheid, founder of orania (1927-2011).

Born November 9th, 1927 in Modimolle.

Died March 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Orania (cancer). [ref]

John Meredyth Lucas

American screenwriter (1919–2002).

Born May 1st, 1919 in Los Angeles.

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

Maria Treben

Austrian author and herbalist (1907-1991).

Born September 27th, 1907 in Žatec.

Died July 26th, 1991 at 83 years old in Grieskirchen.

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