In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Corrie ten Boom
Dutch resistance hero and writer.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Amsterdam.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 91 years old in Placentia (cerebrovascular disease).
Garrincha
Brazilian association football player (1933-1983).
Born October 28th, 1933 in Pau Grande. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1983 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Leopold III of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951.
Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.
Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (surgical complications).
George Halas
American football player, coach, and team owner (1895-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 88 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
Christopher George
American actor.
Born February 25th, 1931 in Royal Oak. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1983 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Joan Hackett
American actress.
Born March 1st, 1934 in East Harlem.
Died October 9th, 1983 at 49 years old in Encino (cancer, ovarian cancer).
Louis de Funès
French actor and comedian.
Born July 31st, 1914 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1983 at 68 years old in Nantes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Florence Owens Thompson
Native-american farm worker, subject of dorothea lange's famous photo migrant mother (1903-1983).
Born September 1st, 1903 in Indian Territory.
Died September 16th, 1983 at 80 years old in Scotts Valley.
Ralph Richardson
English actor (1902-1983).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Paul Fix
American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns (1901-1983).
Born March 13th, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer