Deaths in May 1983
A chronological archive of notable people who died in May 1983.
28 people recorded · Last updated from source data on import.
Notable people who died in May 1983. The Deaths Archive records 28 deaths in May 1983, with biographies, photos, and sources.
Jack Dempsey
actor
May 31, 1983
87 years
Arvīds Pelše
Not available
May 29, 1983
84 years
J
John C. Howard
Not available
May 28, 1983
52 years
Lilita Bērziņa
actor
May 27, 1983
79 years
Kay Williams
actor
May 25, 1983
66 years
Idris of Libya
Not available
May 25, 1983
93 years
Cy Hungerford
Not available
May 25, 1983
93 years
George Bruns
composer, musician
May 23, 1983
68 years
Albert Claude
Not available
May 22, 1983
83 years
John Barrett
actor
May 22, 1983
73 years
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Boris Stepantsev
film director, screenwriter, director
May 21, 1983
53 years
Kenneth Clark
writer
May 21, 1983
79 years
Gladys Blake
actor
May 21, 1983
73 years
Frank Aiken
Not available
May 18, 1983
85 years
Jake Day
photographer
May 17, 1983
90 years
Will Ahern
Not available
May 16, 1983
86 years
Rodolfo Gucci
actor
May 15, 1983
70 years
Roger J. Traynor
Not available
May 14, 1983
83 years
Miguel Alemán Valdés
Not available
May 14, 1983
83 years
Marjorie Beebe
actor
May 9, 1983
74 years
J
John Fante
writer, screenwriter, novelist
May 8, 1983
74 years
J
József Romhányi
screenwriter, poet
May 7, 1983
62 years
C
Claire Myers Owens
writer, novelist
May 7, 1983
87 years
E
Ezra Jack Keats
writer, children's writer, picture book writer, illustrator
May 6, 1983
67 years
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