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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Fritz Machlup
Austrian economist.
Born December 15th, 1902 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1983 at 80 years old in Princeton.
Mercè Rodoreda
Spanish writer (1908-1983).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Girona (liver cancer). [ref]
Hennes Weisweiler
German football player and manager (1919-1983).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Lechenich.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 63 years old in Aesch (myocardial infarction).
Fifi D'Orsay
Film actress (1904-1983).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Ángel Labruna
Argentine footballer.
Born September 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 20th, 1983 at 64 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Artemio Franchi
Italian football administrator (1922–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Florence.
Died August 12th, 1983 at 61 years old in Siena (traffic collision).
Mignon McLaughlin
American journalist (1913-1983).
Born June 6th, 1913 in United States of America.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 70 years old
Joseph Ruttenberg
American journalist (1889-1983).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 1st, 1983 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Louise Weiss
French journalist, writer, feminist & politician (1893-1983).
Born January 25th, 1893 in Arras. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1983 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Claude Vivier
Canadian composer.
Born April 14th, 1948 in Montreal. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1983 at 34 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 507
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou