Dead at age 83

1,556 Notable deaths

Dean Smith

American basketball coach (1931–2015).

Born February 28th, 1931 in Emporia.

Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Chapel Hill.

Bob Kane

American comic book artist, the co-creator of batman.

Born October 24th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1998 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951).

Born June 16th, 1867 in Askainen. [ref]

Died January 27th, 1951 at 83 years old in Lausanne (bowel obstruction).

Edith Head

American film and television costumer (1897-1981).

Born October 28th, 1897 in San Bernardino.

Died October 24th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

John McIntire

American character actor (1907-1991).

Born June 27th, 1907 in Washington.

Died January 30th, 1991 at 83 years old in Pasadena (lung cancer).

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie

3rd president of the republic of indonesia (1936-2019).

Born June 25th, 1936 in Parepare. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2019 at 83 years old in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (heart failure). [ref]

Frank Robinson

American professional baseball player, outfielder, manager.

Born August 31st, 1935 in Beaumont.

Died February 7th, 2019 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]

Adrian Carton de Wiart

Recipient of the victoria cross.

Born May 5th, 1880 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]

Died June 5th, 1963 at 83 years old in County Cork. [ref]

Shirley Knight

American actress (1936-2020).

Born July 5th, 1936 in Goessel.

Died April 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old in San Marcos. [ref]

Mary Oliver

American poet.

Born September 10th, 1935 in Maple Heights. [ref]

Died January 17th, 2019 at 83 years old in Hobe Sound (cancer). [ref]

Deaths 71 to 80 of 1556

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach