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In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
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).
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).
Frank Church
American politician and lawyer (1924–1984).
Born July 25th, 1924 in Boise.
Died April 7th, 1984 at 59 years old in Bethesda (pancreatic cancer).
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader, hero of the soviet union, marshal of the soviet union (1910-1984).
Born June 27th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Rehman
Indian film actor (1923-1984).
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Lahore.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 61 years old in Mumbai (laryngeal cancer).
Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984).
Born March 28th, 1902 in South Shields.
Died July 7th, 1984 at 82 years old in Brighton (cancer).
Mohamed Naguib
1st president of the republic of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Cairo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Ahmed Sékou Touré
President of guinea (1922-1984).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Faranah.
Died March 26th, 1984 at 62 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction).
Walter Rauff
Nazi war ciminal (1906–1984).
Born June 19th, 1906 in Köthen.
Died May 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Bob Clampett
American animator (1913–1984).
Born May 8th, 1913 in San Diego.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 70 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
He Zizhen
Wife of mao zedong (1909-1984).
Born September 20th, 1909 in Yongxin County.
Died April 19th, 1984 at 74 years old in Shanghai (disease).
Alexis Korner
British blues musician and radio broadcaster (1928–1984).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Paris.
Died January 1st, 1984 at 55 years old in London (lung cancer).
Harry Stockwell
American actor, singer (1902–1984).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Kansas City.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 82 years old in New York City.
Alice Neel
American visual artist (1900-1984).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Gladwyne.
Died October 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in New York City.
Agnes von Kurowsky
American nurse and muse for ernest hemingway (1892–1984).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Germantown.
Died September 25th, 1984 at 92 years old in Gulfport.
Karl Rahner
German catholic theologian (1904–1984).
Born March 5th, 1904 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died March 30th, 1984 at 80 years old in Innsbruck.
M. A. G. Osmani
Commander in chief of bangladesh army (1918–1984).
Born September 1st, 1918 in Sylhet.
Died February 16th, 1984 at 65 years old in London.
Sunny Johnson
American actress (1953-1984).
Born September 21st, 1953 in Bakersfield.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 30 years old in Los Angeles.
Jeanne Cagney
American actress (1919-1984).
Born March 25th, 1919 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1984 at 65 years old in Newport Beach (cancer, lung cancer).
Joseph Losey
American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984).
Born January 14th, 1909 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1984 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Jane Roberts
American writer and poet (1929–1984).
Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).
Janaki Ammal
Indian botanist (1897-1984).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Thalassery.
Died February 7th, 1984 at 86 years old in Chennai.
Chuck Cooper
American professional basketball player (1926–1984).
Born September 29th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 57 years old in Pittsburgh.
Mikhail Sholokhov
Soviet writer (1905-1984).
Born May 24th, 1905 in Kruzhilin.
Died February 21st, 1984 at 78 years old in Vyoshenskaya (laryngeal cancer).
Stanisław Ulam
Polish-american mathematician.
Born April 13th, 1909 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1984 at 75 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 617
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