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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1983 at 73 years old in Gainesville (cancer). [ref]
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]
Kurt H. Debus
Ss officer and physicist.
Born November 29th, 1908 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 74 years old in Cocoa Beach.
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]
Joan Robinson
English economist (1903–1983).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Camberley.
Died August 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 507
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