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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Alberto Ginastera
Argentine composer.
Born April 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1983 at 66 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Maurice Ronet
French actor.
Born April 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Nikolaus Pevsner
German-born british scholar (1902-1983).
Born January 30th, 1902 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1983 at 81 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Theodoros Stephanides
Greek-british poet, author, doctor, scientist and naturalist.
Born January 21st, 1896 in Mumbai.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 87 years old in Kilburn.
Frank Forde
Australian politician, 15th prime minister of australia (1890-1983).
Born July 18th, 1890 in Mitchell.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 92 years old in Brisbane.
Paul de Man
Literary theorist.
Born December 6th, 1919 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in New Haven (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Fu
Hong kong actor.
Born October 20th, 1954 in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1983 at 28 years old in British Hong Kong (traffic collision). [ref]
James Booker
American musician.
Born December 17th, 1939 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1983 at 43 years old in New Orleans (kidney failure). [ref]
Winifred Atwell
Trinidad and tobago musician.
Born February 27th, 1914 in Tunapuna.
Died February 28th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Vaughn Taylor
American actor.
Born February 22nd, 1911 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1983 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 507
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