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In the year 1984
578 Notable deaths
François Truffaut
French film director (1932–1984).
Born February 6th, 1932 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 21st, 1984 at 52 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain tumor).
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Red Bank.
Died April 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sam Peckinpah
American film director (1925–1984).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Fresno.
Died December 28th, 1984 at 59 years old in Inglewood (heart failure).
Martin Luther King Sr.
American baptist pastor (1899–1984).
Born December 19th, 1899 in Stockbridge.
Died November 11th, 1984 at 84 years old in Atlanta (myocardial infarction).
Gaëtan Dugas
Canadian flight attendant, long misidentified as the index case of the north american aids crisis (1953–1984).
Born February 20th, 1953 in Quebec City.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 31 years old in Quebec City (death from AIDS-related complications, kidney failure).
David A. Kennedy
Fourth of robert f. kennedy's children.
Born June 15th, 1955 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 25th, 1984 at 28 years old in The Brazilian Court (drug overdose).
Walter Pidgeon
Canadian actor (1897-1984).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Saint John.
Died September 25th, 1984 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Arnold Ridley
English playwright and actor (1896–1984).
Born January 7th, 1896 in Bath.
Died March 12th, 1984 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (falling from height).
Eric Morecambe
British comedian (1926-1984).
Born May 14th, 1926 in Morecambe. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1984 at 58 years old in Cheltenham General Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Niemöller
German theologian (1892–1984).
Born January 14th, 1892 in Lippstadt. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1984 at 92 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Christopher Wilder
Australian serial killer (1945–1984).
Born March 13th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died April 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Colebrook.
J. B. Priestley
English writer (1894–1984).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Bradford. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1984 at 89 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon. [ref]
Richard Basehart
American actor (1914-1984).
Born August 31st, 1914 in Zanesville.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Alan Berg
American talk radio show host (1934–1984).
Born January 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died June 18th, 1984 at 50 years old in Denver (gunshot wound).
Richard Deacon
American actor (1921-1984).
Born May 14th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Janet Gaynor
American actress (1906–1984).
Born October 6th, 1906 in Philadelphia.
Died September 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter.
Born December 11th, 1926 in Ariton.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Pakistani urdu poet and author (1911–1984).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Sialkot.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Velma Barfield
American serial killer (1932-1984).
Born October 29th, 1932 in South Carolina.
Died November 2nd, 1984 at 52 years old in Raleigh (lethal injection).
Rodrigo Lara
Colombian lawyer and politician.
Born August 11th, 1946 in Neiva.
Died April 30th, 1984 at 37 years old (deliberate murder).
Stanley Milgram
American social psychologist.
Born August 14th, 1933 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1984 at 51 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lee Krasner
American abstract expressionist painter (1908–1984).
Born October 27th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 75 years old in New York City.
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark W. Clark
United states army general (1896-1984).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Sackets Harbor.
Died April 17th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charleston.
Steve Goodman
American folk music singer-songwriter.
Born July 25th, 1948 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1984 at 36 years old in Seattle (leukemia). [ref]
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