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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Paul Le Flem
French composer.
Born March 18th, 1881 in Radon. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1984 at 103 years old in Tréguier. [ref]
Christine McIntyre
American actress and singer (1911-1984).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Nogales.
Died July 8th, 1984 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Brassaï
Hungarian-french photographer.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Brașov. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1984 at 84 years old in Nice. [ref]
Edward James
British poet and arts patron.
Born August 16th, 1907 in West Dean House. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1984 at 77 years old in Sanremo. [ref]
Irwin Shaw
American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author (1913-1984).
Born February 27th, 1913 in South Bronx. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1984 at 71 years old in Davos (cancer). [ref]
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]
Kevin A. Lynch
American urban planner and author (1918-1984).
Born January 7th, 1918 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1984 at 66 years old in Martha's Vineyard. [ref]
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).
Mohamed Naguib
Egyptian revolutionary and president of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Egypt (liver cirrhosis). [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).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 506
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius