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In the year 1983
552 Notable deaths
Nina Dumbadze
Athletics competitor.
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Odesa.
Died April 14th, 1983 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Julio Rosales
Filipino cardinal (1906–1983).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Calbayog.
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 76 years old in Cebu.
Ojārs Vācietis
Latvian writer (1933–1983).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Trapene Parish.
Died November 28th, 1983 at 50 years old in Riga.
Greta Knutson
Swedish artist (1899–1983).
Born November 10th, 1899 in Stockholm.
Died March 6th, 1983 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Manuel Scorza
Peruvian writer (1928–1983).
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.
Jacques Van Melkebeke
Painter, comic strip writer, journalist (1904-1983).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 78 years old in City of Brussels.
Ernesto de la Guardia
President of panama (1904-1983).
Born March 30th, 1904 in Panama City.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Panama City.
Gunnar Thoroddsen
Icelandic politician (1910-1983).
Born December 29th, 1910 in Reykjavík.
Died September 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Reykjavík (leukemia).
Jānis Ivanovs
Latvian composer (1906-1983).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Preiļi.
Died March 27th, 1983 at 76 years old in Riga.
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