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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Prithipal Singh
Field hockey player (1932-1983).
Born January 28th, 1932 in Nankana Sahib.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 51 years old in Ludhiana.
Jorge Ibargüengoitia
Mexican writer.
Born January 22nd, 1928 in Guanajuato City. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1983 at 55 years old in Madrid (aviation accident). [ref]
Walter Reisch
Director, writer, screenwriter (1903-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1983 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Arvīds Pelše
Soviet politician, historian (1899-1983).
Born February 7th, 1899 in Bauske County. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1983 at 84 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Lotte H. Eisner
German historian (1896-1983).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1983 at 87 years old in Garches. [ref]
Elizabeth C. Crosby
American neuro-anatomist.
Born October 25th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died July 28th, 1983 at 94 years old in Birmingham.
Anton Buttigieg
Maltese politician and poet (1912-1983).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Qala.
Died May 5th, 1983 at 71 years old in Qala.
Carel Willink
Dutch painter (1900-1983).
Born March 7th, 1900 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1983 at 83 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Maurice Kendall
Statistician.
Born September 6th, 1907 in Kettering. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1983 at 75 years old in Redhill. [ref]
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer.
Born October 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Rome.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz