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In the year 1984
578 Notable deaths
Ina Ray Hutton
American singer (1916-1984).
Born March 13th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 1984 at 67 years old in Ventura (diabetes).
Vladimir Chelomey
Soviey scientist and engineer.
Born June 30th, 1914 in Siedlce.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Louis Lansana Beavogui
President guinea (1923-1984).
Born December 28th, 1923 in Macenta.
Died August 19th, 1984 at 60 years old in Conakry (diabetes, health problem).
A. Bertram Chandler
British-australian science fiction author (1912-1984).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Aldershot.
Died June 6th, 1984 at 72 years old in Sydney.
George Meeker
American actor.
Born March 5th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died September 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Carpinteria (Alzheimer's disease).
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Ernest Laszlo
American cinematographer (1898-1984).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Larry Foust
American basketball player.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Painesville.
Died October 27th, 1984 at 56 years old in Pittsburgh.
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Claude Chevalley
French mathematician (1909-1984).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1984 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Sokoine
Tanzanian prime minister (1938-1984).
Born August 1st, 1938 in Monduli District.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 45 years old (traffic collision).
Hovhannes Shiraz
Armenian poet.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Gyumri.
Died March 14th, 1984 at 69 years old in Yerevan.
Joaquim Agostinho
Portuguese racing cyclist (1943–1984).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.
Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (falling from height).
Estelle Bernadotte
American-swedish countess.
Born September 26th, 1904 in Pleasantville.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 79 years old in Uppsala (sepsis).
Carl Burgos
American comic book and advertising artist (1917–1984).
Born April 18th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 66 years old in Nassau County.
Sandra Sabattini
Italian blessed (1961-1984).
Born August 19th, 1961 in Riccione.
Died May 2nd, 1984 at 22 years old in Bologna (struck by vehicle).
Collin Walcott
American musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984).
Born April 24th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 1984 at 39 years old in Magdeburg (traffic collision).
Reinhard Suhren
German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Bad Schwalbach.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 68 years old in Halstenbek (stomach cancer).
Leonard Rose
American musician (1918-1984).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1984 at 66 years old in White Plains (lung cancer). [ref]
Émile Gagnan
French engineer (1900–1984).
Born December 11th, 1900 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne.
Died April 27th, 1984 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Wolfgang Staudte
German film director (1906-1984).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Saarbrücken.
Died January 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Žigrski Vrh.
Charles G. Finney
American fantasy writer (1905-1984).
Born December 1st, 1905 in Sedalia.
Died April 16th, 1984 at 78 years old in Pima.
Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1901-1984).
Born June 30th, 1901 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1984 at 83 years old in Bad Krozingen.
Fikret Amirov
Azerbaijani soviet composer (1922–1984).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Ganja.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 61 years old in Baku.
Anders Olsen Haugen
Ski jumper (1888–1984).
Born October 24th, 1888 in Bø Municipality.
Died April 14th, 1984 at 95 years old in Yucaipa (kidney failure).
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