In the year 1984
566 Notable deaths
A. Bertram Chandler
British-australian science fiction author (1912-1984).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Aldershot.
Died June 6th, 1984 at 72 years old in Sydney.
George Meeker
American actor.
Born March 5th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died September 19th, 1984 at 80 years old in Carpinteria (Alzheimer's disease).
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Ernest Laszlo
American cinematographer (1898-1984).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1984 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Larry Foust
American basketball player.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Painesville.
Died October 27th, 1984 at 56 years old in Pittsburgh.
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Claude Chevalley
French mathematician (1909-1984).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1984 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Sokoine
Tanzanian prime minister (1938-1984).
Born August 1st, 1938 in Monduli District.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 45 years old (traffic collision).
Hovhannes Shiraz
Armenian poet.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Gyumri.
Died March 14th, 1984 at 69 years old in Yerevan.
Joaquim Agostinho
Portuguese racing cyclist (1943-1984).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.
Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (fall).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 566
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris