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In the year 1983
572 Notable deaths
Ferenc Plattkó
Football player (1898–1982).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Carl Munters
Swedish inventor (1897–1989).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Järna.
Died March 29th, 1983 at 86 years old in Switzerland. [ref]
Rodoljub Čolaković
Yugoslav partisan (1900-1983).
Born June 7th, 1900 in Bijeljina. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1983 at 82 years old in Belgrade.
Karandash
Soviet clown (1901–1983).
Born December 10th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 31st, 1983 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ivan Vinogradov
Soviet mathematician (1891-1983).
Born September 14th, 1891. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1983 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vadim Delaunay
Russian poet and dissident (1947–1983).
Born December 22nd, 1947 in Moscow.
Died June 13th, 1983 at 35 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Eelco van Kleffens
Dutch politician (1894-1983).
Born November 17th, 1894 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1983 at 88 years old in Sintra. [ref]
József Takács
Hungarian association football player (1904-1983).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Hans Leip
German writer (1893–1983).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Hamburg.
Died June 6th, 1983 at 89 years old in Fruthwilen.
James Knox
Catholic archbishop of melbourne, victoria, australia, and cardinal (1914–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Western Australia.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Rome.
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