In the year 1983
572 Notable deaths
Gunnar Thoroddsen
Icelandic politician (1910-1983).
Born December 29th, 1910 in Reykjavík.
Died September 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Reykjavík (leukemia).
José Iraragorri
Spanish footballer (1912-1983).
Born March 16th, 1912 in Basauri.
Died April 27th, 1983 at 71 years old in Galdakao.
Anatoly Lyapidevsky
Soviet general (1908-1983).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Belaya Glina.
Died April 29th, 1983 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Erich Juskowiak
German footballer (1926-1983).
Born September 7th, 1926 in Oberhausen.
Died July 1st, 1983 at 56 years old in Düsseldorf.
Sol Spiegelman
American molecular biologist (1914-1983).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1983 at 68 years old in Herkimer County.
Romain Maes
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 10th, 1912 in Jabbeke.
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 70 years old in Dilbeek.
Eugène Chaboud
Racecar driver (1907-1983).
Born April 12th, 1907 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1983 at 76 years old in Montfermeil. [ref]
Bruno Pittermann
Austrian politician (1905-1983).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died September 19th, 1983 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Japanese volleyball player (1944–1983).
Born February 1st, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died September 4th, 1983 at 39 years old (stomach cancer).
Mykola Bazhan
Ukrainian writer, poet, highly decorated political and public figure (1904-1983).
Born October 9th, 1904 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died November 23rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 572
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler