In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Just Göbel
Dutch footballer (1891-1984).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Surabaya.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 92 years old in Ede.
Amir Gilboa
Israeli poet (1917-1984).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Radyvyliv.
Died September 2nd, 1984 at 66 years old in Petah Tikva.
Mohamed Ahmed
Comorian politician (1917–1984).
Born July 2nd, 1917 in Mutsamudu.
Died January 27th, 1984 at 66 years old in Mutsamudu.
Betsy Snite
Alpine skier (1938-1984).
Born December 20th, 1938 in Grand Rapids.
Died June 15th, 1984 at 45 years old in Burlington (cancer).
Paul Roh Ki-nam
South korean archbishop.
Born December 22nd, 1902 in South Pyongan Province. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1984 at 81 years old in Seoul.
Adalbert Steiner
Romanian footballer (1907-1984).
Born January 24th, 1907 in Timișoara. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1984 at 77 years old in Romania. [ref]
Víctor Avendaño
Boxer (1907–1984).
Born June 5th, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 1st, 1984 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
Borys Antonenko-Davydovych
Ukrainian writer (1899-1984).
Born August 4th, 1899 in Zasullia. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1984 at 84 years old in Kyiv.
Pentti Hämäläinen
Finnish boxer (1929-1984).
Born December 19th, 1929 in Kotka.
Died December 11th, 1984 at 54 years old in Kotka.
Alphonse Schepers
Belgian racing cyclist (1907–1984).
Born August 27th, 1907 in Linter.
Died December 1st, 1984 at 77 years old in Tienen.
Ludy Langer
American swimmer.
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Los Angeles.
Died July 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Mario Pretto
Italian footballer (1915-1984).
Born October 7th, 1915 in Schio.
Died April 2nd, 1984 at 68 years old in Campinas.
Juan López Fontana
Uruguayan football manager (1908–1983).
Born March 15th, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died April 15th, 1984 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Yefrosinya Zenkova
Soviet belarusian partisan (1923–1984).
Born December 22nd, 1923 in Šumilina District.
Died April 19th, 1984 at 60 years old in Vitebsk.
Víctor Balaguer
Spanish singer (1921-1984).
Born March 24th, 1921 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1984 at 63 years old in Barcelona (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Leonardo Cortese
Italian actor and film director (1916–1984).
Died October 31st, 1984 at 68 years old in Rome.
Josef Humpál
Czechoslovakian footballer (1918–1984).
Born January 30th, 1918 in Olomouc.
Died December 19th, 1984 at 66 years old in Neuchâtel.
Toivo Loukola
Athletics competitor (1902-1984).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Kortesjärvi.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Ken Carpenter
Athletics competitor (1913–1984).
Born April 19th, 1913 in Compton.
Died March 15th, 1984 at 70 years old in Buena Park.
Marianne Beth
Austrian lawyer (1890–1984).
Born March 6th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died August 19th, 1984 at 94 years old in New York City.
Karel Miljon
Dutch boxer (1903-1984).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died February 8th, 1984 at 80 years old in Bennebroek.
Laurent Grimmonprez
Belgian footballer (1902-1984).
Born December 14th, 1902 in Gentbrugge.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 81 years old in Ghent.
Constance Jeans
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1899-1994).
Born August 23rd, 1899 in Nottingham.
Died March 31st, 1984 at 84 years old in Falmouth.
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
British racewalker.
Born April 7th, 1900 in Melton Mowbray.
Died December 26th, 1984 at 84 years old in Coventry.
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All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy. Scott Alexander