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In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Harry Hibbs
English footballer (1906–1984).
Born May 27th, 1906 in Wilnecote.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 77 years old in Hatfield.
Victor Bodson
Luxembourgish politician (1902–1984).
Born March 24th, 1902 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1984 at 82 years old in Mondorf-les-Bains. [ref]
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Prime minister of iceland (1913-1984).
Born March 1st, 1913 in Stóra-Holt.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 71 years old
Ina Benita
Polish actress (1912–1984).
Died September 9th, 1984 at 72 years old in Mechanicsburg (lung cancer).
Niyazi
Azerbaijani conductor and composer (1912-1984).
Born August 20th, 1912 in Tbilisi.
Died August 2nd, 1984 at 71 years old in Baku.
Lilla Brignone
Actress (1913-1984).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Rome.
Died March 24th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome (cancer).
Ernesto Mascheroni
Uruguayan footballer (1907-1984).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
François Le Lionnais
French mathematician (1901–1984).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 13th, 1984 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Peter Walker
English racing driver (1912-1984).
Born October 7th, 1912 in Leeds.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 71 years old in Worcestershire.
Gladys Emerson
American historian, biochemist and nutritionist (1903–1984).
Born July 1st, 1903 in Caldwell.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 80 years old in Santa Monica.
Arkhip Lyulka
Soviet scientist (1908–1984).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Savarka.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Michael Keeping
English footballer and manager (1902-1984).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Milford on Sea.
Died March 28th, 1984 at 81 years old in England.
Marina Chechneva
Soviet wwii bomber pilot and hero of the soviet union (1922–1984).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Protasovo.
Died January 12th, 1984 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Anna Świrszczyńska
Polish poet (1909–1984).
Born February 7th, 1909 in Warsaw.
Died September 30th, 1984 at 75 years old in Kraków.
William Ling
English association football referee (1908–1984).
Born August 1st, 1908 in Hemel Hempstead.
Died May 8th, 1984 at 75 years old in New Brunswick.
Fedir Bohatyrchuk
Ukrainian chess player (1892–1984).
Born November 27th, 1892 in Kyiv.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 91 years old in Ottawa.
Gotthard Günther
German philosopher (1900–1984).
Born June 15th, 1900 in Miłków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 29th, 1984 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Arvīds Jansons
Latvian conductor (1914–1984).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Liepāja.
Died November 21st, 1984 at 70 years old in Manchester.
Jack Balmer
English footballer (1916-1984).
Born February 6th, 1916 in Liverpool.
Died December 25th, 1984 at 68 years old in Liverpool.
Rudolf Platte
German actor (1904-1984).
Born February 12th, 1904 in Hörde.
Died December 18th, 1984 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Laura Solari
Actress (1913-1984).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Trieste.
Died September 13th, 1984 at 71 years old in Bellinzona.
Pina Menichelli
Italian actress (1890–1984).
Born January 10th, 1890 in Castroreale.
Died August 29th, 1984 at 94 years old in Milan.
Fernando Corena
Italian-turkish swiss singer.
Born December 22nd, 1916 in Geneva.
Died November 26th, 1984 at 67 years old in Lugano.
Puck van Heel
Dutch footballer (1904-1984).
Born January 21st, 1904 in Rotterdam.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Rotterdam.
Marcel Brion
French writer (1895–1984).
Born November 21st, 1895 in Marseille. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 617
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