In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Puck van Heel
Dutch footballer (1904-1984).
Born January 21st, 1904 in Rotterdam.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Rotterdam.
Martín Almagro Basch
Spanish archaeologist, writer (1911–1984).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Tramacastilla.
Died August 28th, 1984 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Josep Antoni Coderch
Spanish architect (1913-1984).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Barcelona.
Died November 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Espolla.
Raymond McKee
American actor (1892–1984).
Born December 7th, 1892 in Lee County.
Died October 3rd, 1984 at 91 years old in Long Beach (pneumonia).
Paul Felix Schmidt
Estonian chess player and chemist (1916–1984).
Born August 20th, 1916 in Narva.
Died August 11th, 1984 at 67 years old in Allentown.
Paul Dahlke
German actor (1904–1984).
Born April 12th, 1904 in Strzeżenice.
Died November 24th, 1984 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Knut Nordahl
Swedish footballer (1920-1984).
Born January 13th, 1920 in Hörnefors. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1984 at 64 years old in Krokom. [ref]
Pierre Kast
French film director (1920–1984).
Born December 22nd, 1920 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1984 at 63 years old in Clichy (myocardial infarction).
Azar Andami
Iranian physician and bacteriologist.
Born December 8th, 1926 in Rasht.
Died August 19th, 1984 at 57 years old in Tehran.
Recha Freier
German jewish activist (1892–1984).
Born October 29th, 1892 in Norden.
Died April 2nd, 1984 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Pierre Frank
French politician (1905–1984).
Born October 24th, 1905 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 18th, 1984 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Paulo Valentim
Brazilian footballer (1932-1984).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Barra do Piraí.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 51 years old in Buenos Aires.
Roberto Porta
Uruguayan footballer (1913-1984).
Born June 7th, 1913 in Montevideo.
Died January 2nd, 1984 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Otto Arosemena
President of ecuador (1966 - 1968).
Born July 19th, 1925 in Guayaquil.
Died April 20th, 1984 at 58 years old in Guayaquil (myocardial infarction).
Ken Armstrong
English footballer (1924-1984).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Bradford.
Died June 13th, 1984 at 60 years old in Auckland.
Arlette Marchal
Actress (1902-1984).
Born January 29th, 1902 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 11th, 1984 at 82 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sergey Martinson
Soviet actor (1899-1984).
Born February 6th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 2nd, 1984 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Alonso
Spanish tennis player (1895–1984).
Born November 12th, 1895 in San Sebastián.
Died October 11th, 1984 at 88 years old in Madrid.
Turrell V. Wylie
American tibetologist (1927–1984).
Born August 20th, 1927 in Durango.
Died August 25th, 1984 at 57 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Kiril Simonovski
Footballer (1915-1984).
Born October 19th, 1915 in Skopje.
Died June 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Moshe Czerniak
Polish-israeli chess player.
Born February 3rd, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 1984 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv.
Paolo Marella
Apostolic nuncio and cardinal (1895–1984).
Born January 25th, 1895 in Rome.
Died October 15th, 1984 at 89 years old in Rome.
Nina Khrushcheva
Wife of nikita khrushchev (1900–1984).
Born April 14th, 1900 in Wasylów, Gmina Telatyn.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Franz Fühmann
East german writer (1922–1984).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Rokytnice nad Jizerou.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 62 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler