1983
Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (born 1900)
Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (born 1900)
deaths
955 events
1983
Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (born 1902)
Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (born 1902)
1983
Erna Scheffler, German lawyer and justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (born 1893)
Erna Scheffler, German lawyer and justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (born 1893)
1982
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
1982
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (born 1892)
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (born 1892)
1982
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
Cevdet Sunay, Turkish general and politician, 5th President of Turkey (born 1899)
1982
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (born 1904)
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th President of Pakistan (born 1904)
1981
Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (born 1898)
Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (born 1898)
1981
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (born 1936)
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (born 1936)
1981
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (born 1914)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (born 1914)
1981
Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (born 1897)
Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (born 1897)
1981
Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean professor and politician, second President of Singapore (born 1907)
Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean professor and politician, second President of Singapore (born 1907)
1981
Francis Hughes, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (born 1956)
Francis Hughes, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (born 1956)
1981
David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1909)
David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1909)
1981
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (born 1936)
Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (born 1936)
1981
Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (born 1883)
Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (born 1883)
1980
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (born 1920)
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (born 1920)
1980
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (born 1892)
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (born 1892)