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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Dutch geologist (1904-1983).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Jakarta, Batavia.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 79 years old in Oberdrauburg.
Ángela Acuña
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago, Costa Rica.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Ángela Acuña Braun
Costa rican lawyer, writer and feminist.
Born October 2nd, 1888 in Cartago.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 95 years old in San José.
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Cross-country skier.
Born February 24th, 1899 in Christiania. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1983 at 83 years old in Vestre Aker. [ref]
Coloman Braun-Bogdan
Romanian footballer (1905-1983).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Arad.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 77 years old in Arad.
Gaspar Rubio
Footballer and coach (1907-1983).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Serra.
Died January 3rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Mexico City.
Vladimir Gelfand
Russian writer.
Born March 1st, 1923 in Novoarkhangelsk.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 60 years old in Dnipro.
Vera Faddeeva
Russian mathematician (1906–1983).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Tambov.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vittorio Sereni
Italian poet.
Born July 27th, 1913 in Luino. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Alexey Surkov
Soviet poet and critic (1899-1983).
Born October 13th, 1899.
Died June 14th, 1983 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 564
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare