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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Felix Bloch
Swiss physicist (1905-1983).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Jobriath
American singer (1946–1983).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Philadelphia.
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 36 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
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]
Miguel Alemán Valdés
53th president of mexico.
Born September 29th, 1900 in Sayula de Alemán. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Jan Clayton
American actress (1917-1983).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Tularosa.
Died August 28th, 1983 at 66 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).
Osvaldo Dorticós
President of cuba (1919-1983).
Born April 17th, 1919 in Cienfuegos.
Died June 23rd, 1983 at 64 years old in Havana (ballistic trauma).
Ada Blackjack
Iñupiat explorer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Solomon.
Died May 29th, 1983 at 85 years old in Palmer.
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).
Derek J. de Solla Price
British historian and physicist (1922–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Leyton.
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 61 years old in London.
Nikolaus Pevsner
German-born british scholar (1902-1983).
Born January 30th, 1902 in Leipzig.
Died August 18th, 1983 at 81 years old in London (disease).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 564
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr