In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Joseph Schröffer
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 20th, 1903 in Ingolstadt.
Died September 7th, 1983 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Harry Derckx
Field hockey player.
Born March 19th, 1918 in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours.
Died July 12th, 1983 at 65 years old in Rucphen.
Franco Trincavelli
Italian rower.
Born June 7th, 1935 in Abbadia Lariana.
Died November 10th, 1983 at 48 years old in Abbadia Lariana.
Johann Blank
German water polo player (1904-1983).
Born April 17th, 1904 in Nuremberg.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 78 years old in Ansbach.
Luigina Perversi
Gymnast (1914–1983).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Pavia.
Died October 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Pavia.
Miguel Crusafont-Pairó
Spanish paleontologist (1910-1983).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Sabadell.
Died August 15th, 1983 at 72 years old in Sabadell.
Rudolf Andersen
Gymnast.
Born August 11th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Luís Mesquita de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1983).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 1983 at 72 years old in São Paulo.
Alexei Guryshev
Russian ice hockey player (1925-1983).
Born March 14th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died November 16th, 1983 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Piet van der Horst
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 25th, 1903 in Klundert.
Died February 18th, 1983 at 79 years old in Breda.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 564
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche