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In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Eubie Blake
Composer, lyricist, and pianist (1887-1983).
Born February 7th, 1887 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1983 at 96 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Johnny Hartman
American jazz singer.
Born July 3rd, 1923 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Osvaldo Dorticós
President of cuba (1919-1983).
Born April 17th, 1919 in Cienfuegos.
Died June 23rd, 1983 at 64 years old in Havana (ballistic trauma).
Derek J. de Solla Price
British historian and physicist (1922-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Leyton. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 61 years old in London.
Jobriath
American singer.
Born December 14th, 1946 in Philadelphia.
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 36 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Chris Wood
British rock musician; member of the english rock band traffic.
Born June 24th, 1944 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1983 at 39 years old in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (pneumonia). [ref]
Mary Renault
English novelist (1905–1983).
Born September 4th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Jan Clayton
American actress (1917-1983).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Tularosa.
Died August 28th, 1983 at 66 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).
Miguel Alemán Valdés
President of mexico.
Born September 29th, 1903. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1983 at 79 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Felix Bloch
Swiss physicist (1905-1983).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Zürich. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 507
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