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In the year 1983
551 Notable deaths
Alfred Tarski
Polish-american logician.
Born January 14th, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1983 at 82 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Lutz Heck
German zoologist.
Born April 23rd, 1892 in Berlin.
Died April 6th, 1983 at 90 years old in Wiesbaden.
Faye Emerson
American actress (1917-1983).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Elizabeth.
Died March 9th, 1983 at 65 years old in Deià (cancer).
Herman Kahn
American futurist.
Born February 15th, 1922 in Bayonne.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 61 years old in Chappaqua (myocardial infarction).
Rod Cameron
Canadian-born film and television actor.
Born December 7th, 1910 in Calgary.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 73 years old in Gainesville (cancer).
Ross Macdonald
Novelist.
Born December 13th, 1915 in Los Gatos. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1983 at 67 years old in Santa Barbara (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Raymond Aron
French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983).
Born March 14th, 1905 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1983 at 78 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerhard Barkhorn
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born March 20th, 1919 in Königsberg.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 63 years old in Frechen (traffic collision).
John Fante
1909–1983; american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of italian descent.
Born April 8th, 1909 in Boulder. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 551
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia