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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Buckminster Fuller
American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist.
Born July 12th, 1895 in Milton. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1983 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bear Bryant
American college football coach (1913–1983).
Born September 11th, 1913 in Fordyce.
Died January 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Tuscaloosa.
Slim Pickens
American rodeo performer, film and television actor.
Born June 29th, 1919 in Kingsburg.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 64 years old in Modesto (brain cancer).
Umberto II of Italy
Lieutenant of the kingdom of italy and last king of italy.
Born September 15th, 1904 in Racconigi.
Died March 18th, 1983 at 78 years old in Geneva.
Dolores del Río
Mexican actress (1904–1983).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Durango. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1983 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (liver failure). [ref]
Norma Shearer
Canadian-american actress (1902–1983).
Born August 10th, 1902 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Roy Sullivan
American park ranger.
Born February 7th, 1912.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 71 years old in Dooms (gunshot wound).
John Le Mesurier
English actor (1912-1983).
Born May 4th, 1912 in Bedford. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1983 at 71 years old in Ramsgate (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Luis Buñuel
Mexican-spanish film director (1900-1983).
Born February 22nd, 1900 in Calanda. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 83 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Joan Miró
Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist.
Born April 20th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1983 at 90 years old in Palma. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin