In the year 1983
572 Notable deaths
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.
Vince Gallagher
American rower.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died June 27th, 1983 at 84 years old in Miami.
Charles Gunn
British racewalker.
Born August 14th, 1885 in Hampstead.
Died December 30th, 1983 at 98 years old in Chichester.
Leonid Kolumbet
Olympic cycling bronze medal (1937-1983).
Born October 14th, 1937 in Horenychi.
Died May 2nd, 1983 at 45 years old in Kyiv.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 572
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris