In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Keith Holyoake
Viceroy, prime minister of new zealand, politician (1904-1983).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Pahiatua.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Wellington.
Pridi Banomyong
Thai prime minister (1900-1983).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 82 years old in Antony.
George Bruns
American composer (1914-1983).
Born July 3rd, 1914 in Clackamas County. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1983 at 68 years old in Portland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Loo
American character actor (1903–1983).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Maui.
Died November 20th, 1983 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Willie Bobo
American musician.
Born February 28th, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Herbert Howells
English composer, organist, and teacher.
Born October 17th, 1892 in Gloucestershire.
Died February 23rd, 1983 at 90 years old in Putney.
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Hirosaki.
Died May 4th, 1983 at 47 years old in Suginami (liver cirrhosis).
Aleksandar Ranković
Yugoslav politician (1909-1983).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Draževac.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Dubrovnik.
Mordecai Kaplan
Lithuanian american rabbi (1881-1983).
Born June 11th, 1881 in Švenčionys. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1983 at 102 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eduard Franz
American actor (1902–1983).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died February 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 564
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire