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In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Carl Foreman
American screenwriter and film producer (1914-1984).
Born July 23rd, 1914 in Chicago.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor). [ref]
Yılmaz Güney
Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor (1937-1984).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Adana.
Died September 9th, 1984 at 47 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Joe Cronin
American baseball player and manager (1906–1984).
Born October 12th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died September 7th, 1984 at 77 years old in Osterville (cancer).
Brassaï
Hungarian-french photographer (1899–1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Brașov.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 84 years old in Nice.
Ngô Đình Thục
Archbishop of huế (1897–1984).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Huế.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 87 years old in Carthage.
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.
Pierre Gemayel
Lebanese politician (1905-1984).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Bikfaya.
Died August 29th, 1984 at 78 years old in Bikfaya.
Norman Petty
American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984).
Born May 25th, 1927 in Clovis.
Died August 15th, 1984 at 57 years old in Lubbock (leukemia).
Kevin A. Lynch
American urban planner and architect (1918-1984).
Born January 7th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died April 25th, 1984 at 66 years old in Martha's Vineyard.
Lim Yew Hock
Singaporean and malaysian politician (1914-1984).
Born October 15th, 1914 in Singapore.
Died November 30th, 1984 at 70 years old in Saudi Arabia.
Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984).
Born October 30th, 1908 in Samara.
Died December 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ivor Montagu
British film maker (1904–1984).
Born April 23rd, 1904 in London.
Died November 5th, 1984 at 80 years old in Watford.
June Marlowe
American actress (1903-1984).
Born November 6th, 1903 in St. Cloud.
Died March 10th, 1984 at 80 years old in Burbank (Parkinson's disease).
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer (1920–1984).
Born June 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 26th, 1984 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
June Duprez
Actress (1918-1984).
Born May 14th, 1918 in Teddington.
Died October 30th, 1984 at 66 years old in London.
Viktor Shklovsky
Soviet jewish writer.
Born January 24th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Kim Il
North korean politician (1910-1984).
Born March 10th, 1910 in North Hamgyong Province. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1984 at 73 years old in Bucharest (disease).
Imogen Holst
English composer, arranger, conductor, teacher and festival administrator (1907-1984).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Richmond.
Died March 9th, 1984 at 76 years old in Aldeburgh.
Kenneth Arnold
American aviator and businessman (1915–1984).
Born March 29th, 1915 in Sebeka.
Died January 16th, 1984 at 68 years old in Bellevue (colorectal cancer).
Walter Ciszek
Polish-american jesuit priest and missionary.
Born November 4th, 1904 in Shenandoah.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 80 years old in The Bronx.
Richard E. Bellman
American mathematician (1920–1984).
Born August 26th, 1920 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died March 19th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Moshé Feldenkrais
Israeli engineer and creator of the feldenkrais method (1904-1984).
Born May 6th, 1904 in Slavuta.
Died July 1st, 1984 at 80 years old in Jaffa.
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Memphis.
Died October 17th, 1984 at 89 years old in New York City.
Francis de Wolff
English actor (1913-1984).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Essex.
Died April 18th, 1984 at 71 years old in Sussex.
George Gallup
American statistician (1901–1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 617
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