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In the year 1983
552 Notable deaths
Oszkár Szigeti
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 10th, 1933 in Miskolc.
Died May 6th, 1983 at 49 years old
Paul Fässler
Footballer (1901-1983).
Born June 13th, 1901 in Bronschhofen.
Died March 26th, 1983 at 81 years old in Bern.
Thure Ahlqvist
Boxer.
Born April 20th, 1907 in Borås.
Died March 20th, 1983 at 75 years old in Borås.
Emilio Polli
Italian olympic swimmer.
Born April 10th, 1901 in Milan.
Died January 30th, 1983 at 81 years old in Milan.
Seweryn Kulesza
Polish equestrian (1900–1983).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Radom.
Died May 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Ko Willems
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 27th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died September 28th, 1983 at 82 years old in Amsterdam.
René Duverger
French weightlifter.
Born January 30th, 1911 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1983 at 72 years old in Caen. [ref]
Ernst Kyburz
Olympic wrestler (1898-1983).
Born August 14th, 1898.
Died October 16th, 1983 at 85 years old in Ronco sopra Ascona.
Alfred Dahlqvist
Swedish cross-country skier (1914-1983).
Born May 13th, 1914 in Bräcke Municipality.
Died October 21st, 1983 at 69 years old
Harry Derckx
Field hockey player.
Born March 19th, 1918 in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 65 years old in Rucphen.
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