Famous Deaths Happened In 1983

Jan 02 In the year 1983 bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66  

Jan 07 August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 in the year 1983.  

Jan 08 Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 in the year 1983.  

Jan 11 Nikolaj V Podgorny, president USSR, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Rebop Kwaku Baah, Nigerian percussionist (b. 1944) died on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 in the year 1983.  

Jan 15 Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history death of doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)  

Jan 22 On this day in history fred Bakewell, cricketer (dashing England bat of 30s, 6 Tests), dies  

Jan 24 George Cukor, director, dies of stroke & heart attack at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69  

Jan 27 Louis De Funes, actor/writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

Jan 28 Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure on this day in history.  

Jan 30 On this day in history joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia  

Feb 01 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 02 Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies in the year 1983.  

Feb 04 Jim Ameche, actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68 in the year 1983.  

Feb 05 On this day in history derk Roemers, Dutch union leader/politician (soc dem), dies at 67  

Feb 10 On this day in history eduard Franz, actor (Zorro), dies at 80  

Feb 12 Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 In the year 1983 marian Nixon, actress (Dr Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78  

Feb 14 Lina Radke, German athlete (b. 1903) died on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke in the year 1983.  

Feb 20 In the year 1983 james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident  

Feb 22 In the year 1983 christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75  

Feb 23 On this day in history adrian Boult, conductor, dies  

Feb 24 Herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1983.  

Feb 25 John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55  

Mar 07 Igor Markevich, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1983.  

Mar 08 On this day in history william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80  

Mar 09 In the year 1983 faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65  

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Apr 28 On this day in history birth of roger Johnson, English footballer  

Apr 30 In the year 1983 birth of tatjana Hüfner, German luger  

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of troy Williamson, American football player  

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of yamini, Tamil Singer  

May 22 On this day in history birth of john Hopkins, Anglo-American motorcycling racer  

Jun 07 Mark Lowe, American baseball player was born in the year 1983.  

Jun 14 In the year 1983 birth of john Stocco, American football player  

Jun 14 On this day in history birth of louis Garrel, French actor