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In the year 1983
552 Notable deaths
Choi Chung-min
South korean footballer (1930-1983).
Born August 30th, 1930 in Taedong.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 53 years old in South Korea. [ref]
Friedrich Scherfke
Polish footballer (1909-1983).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Poznań.
Died September 15th, 1983 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Gyula Lázár
Hungarian footballer (1911-1983).
Born January 24th, 1911 in Füzesgyarmat. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Semen Altshuler
Physicist (1911–1983).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Vitebsk.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kazan.
Antonio Samorè
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1905–1983).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Bardi.
Died February 3rd, 1983 at 77 years old in Rome.
Alfred Rust
Archaeologist (1900-1983).
Born July 4th, 1900 in Hamburg.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.
Derrick Sullivan
Welsh footballer (1930-1983).
Born August 10th, 1930 in Newport.
Died August 31st, 1983 at 53 years old [ref]
Pavel Vezhinov
Bulgarian writer (1914–1983).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Sofia.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Miško Kranjec
Slovenian writer (1908-1983).
Born September 15th, 1908 in Velika Polana.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Andrés F. Córdova
Acting president of ecuador (1939 - 1940).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Cañar Canton.
Died October 3rd, 1983 at 91 years old in Quito.
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