In the year 1984
578 Notable deaths
Julio Cortázar
Argentine and french writer (1914-1984).
Born August 26th, 1914 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1984 at 69 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (acute lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
Luke Kelly
Irish singer and musician (1940–1984).
Born November 17th, 1940 in Dublin.
Died January 30th, 1984 at 43 years old in Dublin (brain cancer).
Yashwantrao Chavan
6th deputy prime minister of india(1913-1984).
Born March 12th, 1913 in Karad.
Died November 25th, 1984 at 71 years old in New Delhi.
El Santo
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1917–1984).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Tulancingo. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 66 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
John Betjeman
English poet, writer and broadcaster.
Born August 28th, 1906 in London.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Cornwall (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Walter Tevis
American writer (1928–1984).
Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Shauna Grant
American nude model and pornographic performer.
Born May 30th, 1963 in Bellflower.
Died March 23rd, 1984 at 20 years old in Palm Springs (ballistic trauma).
John Marley
American actor (1907-1984).
Born October 17th, 1907 in New York City.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Sam Jaffe
American actor, teacher, musician and engineer (1891-1984).
Born March 10th, 1891 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1984 at 93 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
I. S. Johar
Indian actor.
Born February 16th, 1920 in Talagang.
Died March 10th, 1984 at 64 years old in Mumbai.
Ian Hendry
English actor (1931-1984).
Born January 13th, 1931 in Ipswich.
Died December 24th, 1984 at 53 years old in London (disease).
Ernest Tubb
American country singer (1914–1984).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Crisp.
Died September 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema).
Karl Wolff
Waffen-ss general and war criminal (1900-1984).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1984 at 84 years old in Rosenheim. [ref]
Oskar Werner
Actor (1922-1984).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Marburg (myocardial infarction).
Neil Hamilton
American actor (1899-1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Lynn.
Died September 24th, 1984 at 85 years old in Escondido (asthma).
Richard Brautigan
American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935–1984).
Born January 30th, 1935 in Tacoma.
Died October 25th, 1984 at 49 years old in Bolinas.
D'Urville Martin
African american blaxsploitation actor/director (1939-1984).
Born February 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Olympic wrestler (1926-1984).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Karad.
Died August 14th, 1984 at 58 years old in Maharashtra (traffic collision).
Estelle Winwood
British actress (1883–1984).
Born January 24th, 1883 in Lee.
Died June 20th, 1984 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Meredith Willson
American composer, conductor, musical arranger, flautist, bandleader and playwright (1902-1984).
Born May 18th, 1902 in Mason City. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel (1897–1984).
Born October 28th, 1897 in Metzingen.
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef.
Francis Schaeffer
American theologian and writer (1912-1984).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Germantown.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in Rochester.
Jim Fixx
American fitness advocate and author (1932–1984).
Born April 23rd, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 1984 at 52 years old in Hardwick (myocardial infarction).
Peggy Ann Garner
American actress (1932-1984).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Canton.
Died October 16th, 1984 at 52 years old in Woodland Hills (pancreatic cancer).
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black