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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Selena Royle
American actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Pascalina Lehnert
German roman catholic nun who was pope pius xii's housekeeper and secretary (1894-1983).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Ebersberg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Walther Nehring
German general.
Born August 15th, 1892 in Debrzno.
Died April 20th, 1983 at 90 years old in Düsseldorf.
Udo von Woyrsch
Ss general and war criminal (1895-1983).
Born July 24th, 1895 in Zwanowice, Brzeg County.
Died January 14th, 1983 at 87 years old in Biberach an der Riss.
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
American biochemist (1925-1983).
Born March 11th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1983 at 57 years old in Silver Spring.
Earl Averill
American baseball player (1902-1983).
Born May 21st, 1902 in Snohomish County.
Died August 16th, 1983 at 81 years old in Everett.
Nichita Stănescu
Romanian poet and essayist.
Born March 31st, 1933 in Ploiești. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 50 years old in Bucharest (hepatitis). [ref]
Beverley Nichols
Author, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983).
Born September 9th, 1898 in Bristol. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 85 years old in Kingston upon Thames. [ref]
Alexander Schmemann
Christian theologian (1921-1983).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 62 years old in New York City.
Cathy Berberian
American mezzo-soprano and composer (1925–1983).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Attleboro. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1983 at 57 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 564
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau