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In the year 1983
572 Notable deaths
Estrellita Castro
Spanish singer.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Seville. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1983 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Émile Veinante
French footballer (1907-1983).
Born June 12th, 1907 in Metz. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1983 at 76 years old in Dury. [ref]
George Hodgson
Canadian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1893-1983).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Montreal.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Richard Hofmann
German footballer (1906-1983).
Born February 8th, 1906 in Meerane.
Died May 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Freital.
Eva Pawlik
Austrian figure skater, actress, commentator (1927–1983).
Born October 4th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died July 31st, 1983 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Avram Bunaciu
Romanian politician.
Born November 11th, 1909 in Șicula.
Died April 28th, 1983 at 73 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Elie Carafoli
Romanian aircraft designer (1901–1983).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Veria.
Died October 24th, 1983 at 82 years old in Bucharest.
Xiao San
Chinese poet and writer (1896-1983).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Xiangxiang City.
Died February 4th, 1983 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Gösta Holmér
Athletics competitor (1891–1983).
Born September 23rd, 1891 in Vimmerby.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Simha Erlich
Israeli politician (1915-1983).
Born December 15th, 1915 in Bychawa.
Died June 19th, 1983 at 67 years old in Israel.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 572
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