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In the year 1984
578 Notable deaths
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984).
Born February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died April 22nd, 1984 at 82 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (rare circulatory system disease).
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector (1906-1984).
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Indira Gandhi
Prime minister of india (1966–1977, 1980–1984).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Prayagraj. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 66 years old in New Delhi (gunshot wound). [ref]
Marvin Gaye
American r&b and soul singer (1939–1984).
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 1st, 1984 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
Ray Kroc
American businessman.
Born October 5th, 1902 in Oak Park.
Died January 14th, 1984 at 81 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984).
Born November 10th, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen.
Died August 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Céligny (cerebral hemorrhage).
Andy Kaufman
American entertainer (1949–1984).
Born January 17th, 1949 in New York City.
Died May 16th, 1984 at 35 years old in West Hollywood (lung cancer).
Truman Capote
American author (1924-1984).
Born September 30th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver failure).
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Poitiers.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 57 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (disease, AIDS).
Yuri Andropov
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1914-1984).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Soluno-Dmitriyevskoye.
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
James Mason
English actor (1909–1984).
Born May 15th, 1909 in Huddersfield. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jackie Coogan
American actor (1914–1984).
Born October 26th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (heart disease).
Peter Lawford
British-american actor (1923-1984).
Born September 7th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Diana Dors
English actress.
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Swindon.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 52 years old in Windsor (ovarian cancer).
William Powell
American actor.
Born July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Religious leader of the sikh organization damdami taksal (1947–1984).
Born February 12th, 1947 in Moga district.
Died June 6th, 1984 at 37 years old in Amritsar.
Jackie Wilson
American singer and performer (1934-1984).
Born June 9th, 1934 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1984 at 49 years old in Mount Holly Township (pneumonia). [ref]
Ethel Merman
American actress and singer (1908-1984).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Astoria.
Died February 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Manhattan (brain tumor).
Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Freidorf. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1984 at 79 years old in Acapulco (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Jennifer Kendal
British actress (1934–1984).
Born February 28th, 1933 in Southport.
Died September 7th, 1984 at 51 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Tommy Cooper
British prop comedian and magician (1921-1984).
Born March 19th, 1921 in Caerphilly.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 63 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Vincent J. McMahon
American professional wrestling promoter (1914–1984).
Born July 6th, 1915 in Harlem. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1984 at 68 years old in Miami-Dade County (cancer). [ref]
Jon-Erik Hexum
American actor and model (1957-1984).
Born November 5th, 1957 in Englewood.
Died October 18th, 1984 at 26 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Anna Anderson
Romanov imposter who claimed to be the grand duchess anastasia of russia (1896–1984).
Born December 16th, 1896 in Borowy Las.
Died February 12th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia).
Paul Dirac
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984).
Born August 8th, 1902 in Bristol. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young