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In the year 1983
551 Notable deaths
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).
Merle Travis
American country/western singer-songwriter and musician.
Born November 29th, 1917 in Muhlenberg County.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tahlequah (myocardial infarction).
Waheed Murad
Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer (1938–1983).
Born October 2nd, 1938 in British Raj, Sialkot, Punjab.
Died November 23rd, 1983 at 45 years old in Karachi (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth Clark
English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster (1903–1983).
Born July 13th, 1903 in London. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1983 at 79 years old in Hythe. [ref]
Walter Slezak
Austrian-born film and stage actor (1902–1983).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1983 at 80 years old in New York City (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Rebecca West
British feminist and author.
Born December 21st, 1892 in London.
Died March 15th, 1983 at 90 years old in London.
Shizo Kanakuri
Japanese long-distance runner.
Born August 20th, 1891 in Tamana.
Died November 13th, 1983 at 92 years old in Tamana.
Kurt Tank
German aircraft designer.
Born February 24th, 1898 in Bydgoszcz.
Died June 5th, 1983 at 85 years old in Munich.
William Walton
English composer (1902–1983).
Born March 29th, 1902 in Oldham. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1983 at 80 years old in Ischia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harish-Chandra
Indian american mathematician and physicist (1923–1983).
Born October 11th, 1923 in Kanpur.
Died October 16th, 1983 at 60 years old in Princeton.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 551
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi