In the year 1984
565 Notable deaths
Ian Hendry
English actor (1931-1984).
Born January 13th, 1931 in Ipswich.
Died December 24th, 1984 at 53 years old in London (disease).
Ernest Tubb
American country singer (1914–1984).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Crisp.
Died September 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema).
Karl Wolff
Waffen-ss general and war criminal (1900-1984).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1984 at 84 years old in Rosenheim. [ref]
Oskar Werner
Actor (1922-1984).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Marburg (myocardial infarction).
Neil Hamilton
American actor (1899-1984).
Born September 9th, 1899 in Lynn.
Died September 24th, 1984 at 85 years old in Escondido (asthma).
Richard Brautigan
American novelist, poet, and short story writer (1935–1984).
Born January 30th, 1935 in Tacoma.
Died October 25th, 1984 at 49 years old in Bolinas.
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
Royal air force air marshal and writer (1892-1984).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
D'Urville Martin
African american blaxsploitation actor/director (1939-1984).
Born February 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Olympic wrestler (1926-1984).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Karad.
Died August 14th, 1984 at 58 years old in Maharashtra (traffic collision).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 565
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu