In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Edward James
British poet and arts patron (1907–1984).
Born August 16th, 1907 in West Dean House.
Died December 2nd, 1984 at 77 years old in Sanremo.
Liam O'Flaherty
Irish writer (1896–1984).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Inis Mór. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 88 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Henry Wilcoxon
Actor of british west indian origin (1905–1984).
Born September 8th, 1905 in Roseau.
Died March 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Sohrab Modi
Indian film actor, director, producer (1897-1984).
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Mumbai.
Died January 28th, 1984 at 86 years old in Mumbai (bone cancer).
Mary Miles Minter
American actress (1902-1984).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Shreveport.
Died August 4th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Esther Phillips
American singer (1935–1984).
Born December 23rd, 1935 in Galveston.
Died August 7th, 1984 at 48 years old in Carson (kidney failure, liver failure).
Red Garland
American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984).
Born May 13th, 1923 in Dallas.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 60 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
Royal air force air marshal and writer (1892-1984).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Cheltenham.
Died April 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Christine McIntyre
American actress and singer (1911-1984).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Nogales.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins
British economist (1898–1984).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Sipson.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 85 years old in London.
Jerzy Popieluszko
Polish catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984).
Born September 14th, 1947 in Okopy.
Died October 25th, 1984 at 37 years old in Włocławek (asphyxiation, blunt trauma).
Walter Alston
American baseball player and manager (1911–1984).
Born December 1st, 1911 in Venice Township.
Died October 1st, 1984 at 72 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Kapitsa
Soviet physicist.
Born July 8th, 1894 in Kronstadt.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Enrico Berlinguer
Italian politician (1922–1984).
Born May 25th, 1922 in Sassari.
Died June 11th, 1984 at 62 years old in Padua (cerebral hemorrhage).
Garry Winogrand
American street photographer (1928–1984).
Born January 14th, 1928 in New York City.
Died March 29th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tijuana (lung cancer).
Luther Adler
American actor (1903–1984).
Born May 4th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 81 years old in Kutztown.
Raoul Salan
French general (1899–1984).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Roquecourbe.
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Jack Mercer
American voice actor (1910–1984).
Born January 31st, 1910 in Worthington.
Died December 7th, 1984 at 74 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Yoshio Kodama
Japanese criminal (1911-1984).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Motomiya.
Died January 17th, 1984 at 72 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Irwin Shaw
American writer (1913–1984).
Born February 27th, 1913 in South Bronx.
Died May 16th, 1984 at 71 years old in Davos (cancer).
Chester Himes
Fiction writer from the u.s. state of missouri (1909–1984).
Born July 29th, 1909 in Jefferson City.
Died November 12th, 1984 at 75 years old in Moraira (Parkinson's disease).
Louis Réard
French fashion designer.
Born October 10th, 1896 in Lille. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1984 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Ngô Đình Thục
Archbishop of huế (1897–1984).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Huế.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 87 years old in Carthage.
Wesley Lau
American actor (1921-1984).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Sheboygan.
Died August 30th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 125 of 617
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé