List of Famous people who died at 83
Ruth Bancroft Law
Ruth Law Oliver was a pioneer American aviator during the 1910s.
Abdul Wahab Hasbullah
Kyai Hajj Abdul Wahab Hasbullah was one of the founders of the Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama movement. He also initiated the usage of newspaper for dakwah, with the establishment of the newspaper of Nahdlatul Ulama, Soeara Nahdlatul Oelama. He also created the lyrics for the anthem of Nahdlatul Ulama, Ya Lal Wathon, in 1934. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia on 7 November 2014 by President Joko Widodo.
Juraj Herz
Juraj Herz was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s. He is best known for his 1968 horror/black comedy The Cremator, often cited as one of the best Czechoslovak films of all time, though many of his other films achieved cult status. He directed for both film and television, and in the latter capacity he directed episodes of a French-Czech television series based on George Simenon's Maigret novels.
Chadlia Caid Essebsi
Chadlia Saïda Farhat Essebsi was the First Lady of Tunisia (2014–2019) as the wife of President Beji Caid Essebsi. She was Tunisia's fifth first lady, as well as the second following the Tunisian Revolution.
Gilli Smyth
Gillian Mary Smyth was an English musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong, and Planet Gong and released several solo albums and albums in collaboration with other members of Gong. In Gong, she often performed under the name Shakti Yoni, contributing poems and "space whispers".
Alexander Gurshtein
Alexander Aronovich Gurshtein was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and historian of science.
George L. Kelling
George Lee Kelling was an American criminologist, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University–Newark, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He previously taught at Northeastern University.
Peter Zadek
Peter Zadek was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater.
Carl Möhner
Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and died in McAllen, Texas from Parkinson's disease. His most famous role was as Jo "le Suédois" in the 1955 classic French heist film Rififi.
Nanni Balestrini
Nanni Balestrini was an Italian experimental poet, author and visual artist of the Neoavanguardia movement.