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In the year 1983
564 Notable deaths
Pat O'Brien
American film actor (1899-1983).
Born November 11th, 1899 in Milwaukee.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 83 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Donald Maclean
British diplomat and spy.
Born May 25th, 1913 in London. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1983 at 69 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Tom Evans
British musician.
Born June 5th, 1947 in Liverpool.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 36 years old in Greater London (hanging).
John Bodkin Adams
British general practitioner and fraudster (1899–1983).
Born January 21st, 1899 in Randalstown.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 84 years old in Eastbourne (heart failure).
Maurice Bishop
Revolutionary and grenada 's second prime minister (1979-1983).
Died October 19th, 1983 at 39 years old in St. George's (ballistic trauma).
Felix Pappalardi
American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (1939–1983).
Born December 30th, 1939 in The Bronx.
Died April 17th, 1983 at 43 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound). [ref]
Larry McDonald
American politician (1935-1983).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 48 years old in Sakhalin (Korean Air Lines Flight 007 crash).
Henry Martin Jackson
American politician (1912-1983).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Everett.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 71 years old in Everett (aortic aneurysm).
John Williams
English actor (1903-1983).
Born April 15th, 1903 in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1983 at 80 years old in La Jolla (disease). [ref]
Eric Hoffer
American philosopher (1898-1983).
Born July 25th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 84 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 564
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan