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In the year 1984
565 Notable deaths
Enrico Berlinguer
Italian politician.
Born May 25th, 1922 in Sassari.
Died June 11th, 1984 at 62 years old in Padua (cerebral hemorrhage).
Luther Adler
American (1903–1984).
Born May 4th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1984 at 81 years old in Kutztown. [ref]
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).
Raoul Salan
French general.
Born June 10th, 1899 in Roquecourbe. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1984 at 85 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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
Novelist (1909-1984).
Born July 29th, 1909 in Jefferson City. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1984 at 75 years old in Moraira (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Louis Réard
French fashion designer.
Born October 10th, 1896 in Lille. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1984 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Pyotr Kapitsa
Soviet physicist.
Born July 8th, 1894 in Kronstadt. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Nina Petrovna Khrushcheva
Wife of nikita khrushchev.
Born April 14th, 1900 in Wasylów, Gmina Telatyn.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Yoshio Kodama
Japanese criminal (1911-1984).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Motomiya.
Died January 17th, 1984 at 72 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 565
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