In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Marie Vorobieff
Russian-british artist (1892-1984).
Born February 25th, 1892 in Cheboksary.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 92 years old in London.
Chaïm Perelman
Belgian philosopher of law (1912-1984).
Born May 20th, 1912 in Warsaw.
Died January 22nd, 1984 at 71 years old in Uccle.
Gordon Jacob
English composer (1895–1984).
Born July 5th, 1895 in London.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 88 years old in Saffron Walden.
Hermann Michel
German ss officer (1912-1984).
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Holzheim.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 72 years old in Egypt.
Hollis Frampton
American filmmaker (1936-1984).
Born March 11th, 1936 in Wooster.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 48 years old in New York City.
Josyf Slipyj
Major archbishop of lviv.
Born February 17th, 1892 in Zazdrist. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 92 years old in Rome.
Trygve Bratteli
26th prime minister of norway.
Born January 11th, 1910 in Nøtterøy.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 74 years old in Oslo (cerebrovascular disease).
Randall Thompson
American composer (1899–1984).
Born April 21st, 1899 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 85 years old in Boston.
August Frank
German ss functionary and convict at the nuremberg trials (1898-1984).
Born April 5th, 1898 in Augsburg.
Died March 21st, 1984 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter (1900-1984).
Born April 6th, 1900 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 29th, 1984 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
Andrea Leeds
American film actress (1914-1984).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Butte.
Died May 21st, 1984 at 69 years old in Palm Springs (cancer).
Rambai Barni
Queen consort of siam (1904–1984).
Born December 20th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 79 years old in Sukhothai palace (heart failure).
Quirino Cristiani
Argentine artist (1896-1984).
Born July 2nd, 1896 in Santa Giuletta.
Died August 2nd, 1984 at 88 years old in Bernal.
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Greek songwriter and bouzouki player (1915–1984).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Trikala.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 69 years old in Royal Brompton Hospital (cancer).
Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
Austrian archduke (1902–1984).
Born March 14th, 1902 in Linz.
Died January 21st, 1984 at 81 years old
Carl Joachim Friedrich
German political scientist (1901-1984).
Born June 5th, 1901 in Leipzig.
Died September 22nd, 1984 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Uwe Johnson
German writer (1934–1984).
Born July 20th, 1934 in Kamień Pomorski.
Died February 24th, 1984 at 49 years old in Sheerness (myocardial infarction).
Norman Krasna
American dramatist, screenwriter, and film director (1909–1984).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Queens.
Died November 1st, 1984 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905–1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Sybil Seely
American actress (1902–1984).
Born January 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Culver City (disease).
Ernst Stueckelberg
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).
Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Murray Alper
American actor (1904-1984).
Born January 11th, 1904 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 1984 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist (1912–1984).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Savannah.
Died September 10th, 1984 at 72 years old in San Jose (neurological disorder).
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)