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In the year 1983
572 Notable deaths
René Pontoni
Argentine association football player and manager (1920-1983).
Born May 18th, 1920 in Santa Fe.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 62 years old in Santa Fe.
Jaime Lazcano Escolá
Spanish association football player (1909–1983).
Born December 30th, 1909 in Pamplona.
Died June 1st, 1983 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Pierre Richard-Willm
French actor (1895-1983).
Born November 3rd, 1895 in Bayonne.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Dutch geologist (1904-1983).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Jakarta, Batavia.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 79 years old in Oberdrauburg.
Ángela Acuña
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago, Costa Rica.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Ángela Acuña Braun
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Cross-country skier.
Born February 24th, 1899 in Christiania. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1983 at 83 years old in Vestre Aker.
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Romanian footballer (1905-1983).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Arad.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 77 years old in Arad.
Gaspar Rubio
Footballer and coach (1907-1983).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Serra.
Died January 3rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Vladimir Gelfand
Russian writer (1923–1983).
Born March 1st, 1923 in Novoarkhanhelsk.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 60 years old in Dnipro.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 572
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht