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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Étienne Lamotte
Indologist, priest, professor (1903-1983).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Dinant. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Mignon Anderson
American actress (1892-1983).
Born March 31st, 1892 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1983 at 90 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov
Russian mathematician (1891-1983).
Born September 14th, 1891. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1983 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alfred Wallenstein
American musician.
Born October 7th, 1898 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1983 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Nina Dumbadze
Athletics competitor.
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Odesa.
Died April 14th, 1983 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Julio Rosales
Filipino cardinal.
Born September 18th, 1906 in Philippines.
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 76 years old in Cebu.
Ojārs Vācietis
Latvian writer.
Born November 13th, 1933 in Trapene Parish. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1983 at 50 years old in Riga. [ref]
Greta Knutson
Swedish artist (1899-1983).
Born November 10th, 1899 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1983 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Manuel Scorza
Peruvian writer.
Born September 9th, 1928 in Lima.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 55 years old in Mejorada del Campo (aviation accident). [ref]
Sol Spiegelman
American molecular biologist (1914-1983).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 21st, 1983 at 68 years old in Herkimer County.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 507
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson