In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
William Anderson
British ice hockey player.
Born April 1st, 1901 in Nantwich.
Died February 23rd, 1983 at 81 years old in Birkenhead.
Bertus Caldenhove
Dutch footballer (1914-1983).
Born January 19th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died July 30th, 1983 at 69 years old in Amsterdam.
Zofia Mrozowska
Actress (1922-1983).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died August 19th, 1983 at 60 years old in Warsaw.
Odd Lundberg
Speed skater.
Born October 3rd, 1917 in Brandbu.
Died March 7th, 1983 at 65 years old in Oslo.
Nils Engdahl
Athletics competitor (1898-1983).
Born November 4th, 1898 in Västerhaninge.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Larysa Hienijuš
Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement (1910-1983).
Born August 22nd, 1910 in Grodno County.
Died April 7th, 1983 at 72 years old in Zeĺva.
Tomás Ojeda
Chilean footballer (1910-1983).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Antofagasta.
Died February 20th, 1983 at 72 years old
Giuseppe Vavassori
Italian footballer (1934-1983).
Born June 29th, 1934 in Rivoli.
Died November 21st, 1983 at 49 years old in Bologna.
Ernest Riedel
Canoe racer.
Born July 13th, 1901 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 1983 at 81 years old in Miami-Dade County.
Jiang Wen-Ye
Taiwanese composer (1910-1983).
Born June 11th, 1910 in Taihoku Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 1983 at 73 years old
Deaths 441 to 450 of 507
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