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Dead at age 83

1,562 Notable deaths

Dickie Hemric

American basketball player.

Born August 29th, 1933 in Jonesville.

Died August 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Akron. [ref]

Edward Meyrick

English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938).

Born November 24th, 1854 in Ramsbury.

Died March 31st, 1938 at 83 years old in Marlborough.

Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber

French journalist.

Born October 31st, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Died November 28th, 2020 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]

John J. Glennon

Catholic cardinal.

Born June 14th, 1862 in Kinnegad.

Died March 9th, 1946 at 83 years old in Dublin.

Hélène Dutrieu

Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator.

Born July 10th, 1877 in Tournai. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1961 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]

Oldřich Nový

Czech actor, theater manager, director, scriptwriter and singer.

Born August 7th, 1899 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]

Rodolfo Amoedo

Brazilian painter, draftsman, teacher and decorator (1857-1941).

Born December 11th, 1857 in Salvador.

Died May 31st, 1941 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Marcel Detienne

Belgian historian (1935-2019).

Born October 11th, 1935 in Liège. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2019 at 83 years old in Nemours. [ref]

Vittorio Sella

Italian photographer.

Born August 28th, 1859 in Biella. [ref]

Died August 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Biella. [ref]

William Pleeth

British cellist.

Born January 12th, 1916 in London. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1999 at 83 years old in London. [ref]

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel