In the year 1984
617 Notable deaths
Souvanna Phouma
Prime minister of laos (1901–1984).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Vientiane.
Stan Coveleski
American major league baseball pitcher during the 1910s and 1920s who primarily threw the spitball (1889–1984).
Born July 13th, 1889 in Shamokin.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 94 years old in South Bend.
Paul Francis Webster
American lyricist (1907–1984).
Born December 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.
Gaylord Simpson
American paleontologist (1902–1984).
Born June 16th, 1902 in Chicago.
Died October 6th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Harold Cottam
Wireless operator on the rms carpathia.
Born January 27th, 1891 in Southwell.
Died May 30th, 1984 at 93 years old in Lowdham.
Eduardo De Filippo
Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984).
Born May 26th, 1900 in Naples.
Died October 31st, 1984 at 84 years old in Rome.
Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Webster Groves.
Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Jerry Voorhis
Democratic politician from california.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died September 11th, 1984 at 83 years old in Claremont (pulmonary emphysema).
Lloyd Gough
American theater, film, and television actor (1907-1984).
Born September 21st, 1907 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (aortic aneurysm).
Jack La Rue
American actor (1902-1984).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1984 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Akihiko Hirata
Japanese actor (1927-1984).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Seoul.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Richard Benedict
American actor (1920–1984).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died April 25th, 1984 at 64 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Martin Ryle
English radio astronomer (1918–1984).
Born September 27th, 1918 in Brighton.
Died October 14th, 1984 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Gaston Palewski
French diplomat (1901-1984).
Born March 20th, 1901 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 3rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Le Val-Saint-Germain (leukemia).
Jewel Carmen
American actress (1897–1984).
Born July 13th, 1897 in Portland.
Died March 4th, 1984 at 86 years old in El Cajon (lymphoma).
Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from arizona.
Born October 9th, 1894 in Earlsboro.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Phoenix.
May McAvoy
American actress (1899–1984).
Born September 8th, 1899 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 1984 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Hervey M. Cleckley
American psychiatrist (1903–1984).
Born September 7th, 1903 in Augusta. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1984 at 80 years old
Juan Tizol
Puerto rican trombonist and composer (1900–1984).
Born January 22nd, 1900 in San Juan, Vega Baja.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 84 years old in Inglewood.
Branko Ćopić
Yugoslav writer (1915–1984).
Born January 1st, 1915 in Hašani, Krupa na Uni.
Died March 26th, 1984 at 69 years old in Belgrade (falling). [ref]
Jean Prouvé
French architect and designer (1901-1984).
Born April 8th, 1901 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 23rd, 1984 at 82 years old in Nancy.
Philippe Ariès
French academic and historian (1914-1984).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois.
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse.
Margaret Livingston
American actress (1895-1984).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1984 at 89 years old in Warrington.
Mark Kac
Mathematician (1914–1984).
Born August 16th, 1914 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1984 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet (1898–1984).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Seville.
Died December 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis). [ref]
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom