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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Rezső Somlai
Hungarian footballer (1911–1983).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Kispest. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1983 at 72 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.
Ivan Ilyichev
Soviet diplomat (1905-1983).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Kaluga.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Otto Heckmann
German astronomer (1901-1983).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Opladen.
Died May 13th, 1983 at 81 years old in Regensburg.
Alfred Rust
Archaeologist (1900-1983).
Born July 4th, 1900 in Hamburg.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 83 years old in Ahrensburg.
Victor Ciocâltea
Romanian chess player (1932-1983).
Born January 16th, 1932 in Bucharest.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 51 years old in Manresa.
Said Rustamov
Azerbaijani musician (1907-1983).
Born May 12th, 1907 in Yerevan.
Died June 10th, 1983 at 76 years old in Baku.
Mario Casariego y Acevedo
Catholic cardinal (1909-1983).
Born February 13th, 1909 in As Figueiras.
Died June 15th, 1983 at 74 years old in Guatemala.
János Flesch
Hungarian chess grandmaster (1933–1983).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died December 9th, 1983 at 50 years old in London (traffic collision).
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