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In the year 1983
551 Notable deaths
Herbert Howells
English composer, organist, and teacher.
Born October 17th, 1892 in Gloucestershire.
Died February 23rd, 1983 at 90 years old in Putney.
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]
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).
Desmond Bagley
British writer (1923-1983).
Born October 29th, 1923 in Kendal.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 59 years old in Southampton (stroke).
Aleksandar Ranković
Yugoslav politician (1909-1983).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Draževac.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Dubrovnik.
Eduard Franz
American actor (1902–1983).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died February 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Mona Mahmudnizhad
Iranian baha'i (1965–1983).
Born September 10th, 1965 in Aden.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 17 years old in Shiraz (hanging).
Bill Brandt
German-british photographer.
Born May 3rd, 1904 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1983 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Horst Schumann
German physician, and ss officer (1906-1983).
Born May 1st, 1906 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Adrian Boult
English conductor.
Born April 8th, 1889 in Chester. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1983 at 93 years old in London.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 551
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker