List of Famous people who died in 1983

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Laurence Donald Tracey Peel

First Name Laurence

Last Name Peel

Born on January 1, 1917

Died on January 1, 1983 (aged 66)

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Harrie Massey

First Name Harrie

Born on May 16, 1908

Died on November 27, 1983 (aged 75)

Born in Australia, Victoria

Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey was an Australian mathematical physicist who worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics.

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Herbert Roth

First Name Herbert

Last Name Roth

Born on December 14, 1926

Died on October 17, 1983 (aged 56)

Born in Germany, Thuringia

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Wilhelm Gefeller

First Name Wilhelm

Last Name Gefeller

Born on May 27, 1906

Died on March 25, 1983 (aged 76)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

Wilhelm Gefeller was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and member of the German Bundestag.

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Violet Isabel Selby-Lowndes

First Name Violet

Last Name Selby-Lowndes

Born on November 30, 1893

Died on January 1, 1983 (aged 89)

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Purnell Nathaniel Shields

First Name Purnell

Last Name Shields

Died on January 1, 1983 (aged 13)

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Ise Gropius

First Name Ise

Last Name Gropius

Born on March 1, 1897

Died on June 9, 1983 (aged 86)

Born in Germany, Hesse

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Hereward Baldwin Lawrence Wake

First Name Hereward

Born on August 26, 1900

Died on January 1, 1983 (aged 82)

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Peter H. Brieger

First Name Peter

Last Name Brieger

Born on June 30, 1898

Died on October 17, 1983 (aged 85)

Born in Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Peter H. Brieger was a German art historian who emigrated to Canada in 1936 to escape persecution from the Nazi regime because of his Jewish family background. He taught at the University of Toronto from 1936 to 1969, was Head of the Department of Fine Art from 1947 to 1964, and Chair from 1965 to 1969. He was a medievalist, specialising in 12th and 13th century manuscripts.

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John Robert Nicholson

First Name John

Last Name Nicholson

Born on December 1, 1901

Died on October 8, 1983 (aged 81)

Born in Canada, New Brunswick

John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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