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In the year 1983
551 Notable deaths
Felix Bloch
Swiss physicist (1905-1983).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in Zurich.
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.
Judy Canova
American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality (1913-1983).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Starke.
Died August 5th, 1983 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
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
Belgian literary theorist (1919–1983).
Born December 6th, 1919 in Antwerp.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 64 years old in New Haven (cancer).
Alexander Fu Sheng
Hong kong actor (1954-1983).
Born October 20th, 1954 in British Hong Kong.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 28 years old in British Hong Kong (traffic collision).
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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 551
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe