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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
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.
Carlheinz Neumann
German rower (1905–1983).
Born November 27th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1983 at 77 years old in Berlin.
İzzət Oruczadə
Azerbaijani soviet actor and chemist (1909-1983).
Born September 16th, 1909 in Baku.
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 73 years old in Baku.
Hans Mehlhorn
Bobsledder.
Born January 16th, 1900 in Aue.
Died July 2nd, 1983 at 83 years old in Cologne.
Stig Nyström
Swedish association football player (1919–1983).
Born November 25th, 1919 in Stora Tuna Rural Municipality.
Died July 31st, 1983 at 63 years old in Borlänge.
Detlef Okrent
Field hockey player (1909-1983).
Born October 26th, 1909 in Rostock.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 73 years old in Leverkusen.
Elbert Root
Diver.
Born July 20th, 1915 in Charleston.
Died July 15th, 1983 at 67 years old in Boston.
Josef Effenberger
Czechoslovak gymnast.
Born October 18th, 1901 in Prague.
Died November 11th, 1983 at 82 years old in Prague.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 564
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