In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Kai Winding
Danish-born american jazz composer and trombonist.
Born May 18th, 1922 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1983 at 60 years old in Yonkers (brain cancer). [ref]
Terence Cooke
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City.
Died October 6th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Neil Ritchie
British army general.
Born July 29th, 1897 in Georgetown.
Died December 11th, 1983 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Ivan Albright
Painter and artist (1897-1983).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Harvey. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodstock.
Nicolaus von Below
German luftwaffe officer (1907-1983).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ziethen.
Died July 24th, 1983 at 75 years old in Detmold.
Wilfred Burchett
Australian journalist (1911-1983).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Melbourne.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Gabrielle Roy
French canadian fiction writer.
Born March 22nd, 1909 in Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Saloma
Singapore-malaysian singer and actress (1935-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Pasir Panjang.
Died April 25th, 1983 at 48 years old in Assunta Hospital.
Georges Bidault
French politician (1899-1983).
Born October 5th, 1899 in Moulins.
Died January 27th, 1983 at 83 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.
Richard Llewellyn
British novelist (1906–1983).
Born December 8th, 1906 in Hendon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1983 at 76 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 564
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs