In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Donald Johnston
American rower (1899-1984).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Albany.
Died August 4th, 1984 at 84 years old in Arlington County.
Adolf Wagner
German weightlifter.
Born June 27th, 1911 in Essen.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 72 years old in Essen.
Virgil Jacomini
American rower (1899–1984).
Born May 30th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 4th, 1984 at 85 years old in Houston.
Boris Nikitin
Soviet swimmer.
Born March 5th, 1938 in Tbilisi.
Died October 20th, 1984 at 46 years old in Tbilisi.
Adhemar Canavesi
Association footballer (1903-1984).
Born August 18th, 1903 in Montevideo.
Died November 14th, 1984 at 81 years old in Montevideo.
Antonio Maquilón
Peruvian footballer (1902-1984).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Lima.
Died April 20th, 1984 at 81 years old in Lima.
Adolf Laudon
Austrian footballer (1912-1984).
Born December 13th, 1912.
Died November 22nd, 1984 at 71 years old
Joseph Hunter
American rugby union player (1899–1984).
Born October 4th, 1899 in Louisville.
Died September 10th, 1984 at 84 years old in Santa Barbara.
Gösta Lindh
Swedish footballer (1924-1984).
Born February 8th, 1924 in Örebro.
Died January 4th, 1984 at 59 years old in Örebro.
William D'Amico
Bobsledder (1910–1984).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Utica.
Died October 30th, 1984 at 74 years old in Lake Placid.
Alston Wise
Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1984).
Born October 29th, 1904 in Winnipeg.
Died September 23rd, 1984 at 79 years old in Vancouver.
Eino Purje
Finnish athletics competitor (1900–1984).
Born February 2nd, 1900 in Kymi.
Died September 2nd, 1984 at 84 years old in Tervo.
Jacobo Bolbochán
Argenitne chess player (1906-1984).
Born December 26th, 1906 in Azul.
Died July 29th, 1984 at 77 years old
Hans Jacobson
Olympic medalist in fencing.
Born March 17th, 1947 in Stockholm.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 37 years old in Handen.
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot
Basketball player (1951-1984).
Born July 2nd, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died October 6th, 1984 at 33 years old in Havana (traffic collision).
Domien Jacob
Gymnast (1897–1984).
Born June 8th, 1897 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 87 years old in Sint-Niklaas.
Aldo Donati
Italian footballer (1910-1984).
Born September 29th, 1910 in Budrio.
Died November 3rd, 1984 at 74 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Kristian Johansson
Norwegian ski jumper (1907–1984).
Born December 25th, 1907 in Asker.
Died March 9th, 1984 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Hermann auf der Heide
German olympian in field hockey.
Born June 1st, 1911 in Frankfurt.
Died October 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Emilian Bukov
Soviet writer (1909-1984).
Born August 8th, 1909 in Kiliia.
Died October 17th, 1984 at 75 years old in Chișinău.
Mijo Udovčić
Chess grandmaster (1920–1984).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Stara Jošava.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
George Renwick
British sprinter (1901–1984).
Born August 7th, 1901 in Marylebone.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 82 years old in Chichester.
Erling Nilsen
Norwegian boxer (1910–1984).
Born December 30th, 1910 in Moss Municipality.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 73 years old in Moss Municipality.
Renato Perona
Italian cyclist, 1948 olympic gold tandem (1927–1984).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Terni.
Died April 9th, 1984 at 56 years old in Terni.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 617
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur