In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Viktor Shklovsky
Russian writer.
Born January 24th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
June Duprez
Actress (1918-1984).
Born May 14th, 1918 in Teddington. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1984 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Shelly Manne
American jazz drummer.
Born June 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died September 26th, 1984 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
June Marlowe
American actress (1903-1984).
Born November 6th, 1903 in St. Cloud. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1984 at 80 years old in Burbank (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Yoshio Kodama
Japanese criminal (1911-1984).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Nihonmatsu.
Died January 17th, 1984 at 72 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Memphis. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1984 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Moshé Feldenkrais
Israeli engineer and creator of the feldenkrais method (1904-1984).
Born May 6th, 1904 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1984 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Richard E. Bellman
American mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Imogen Holst
English composer, arranger, conductor, teacher and festival administrator (1907-1984).
Born April 12th, 1907 in Richmond. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1984 at 76 years old in Aldeburgh. [ref]
George Gallup
American statistician (1901-1984).
Born November 18th, 1901 in Jefferson.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 82 years old in Tschingel (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 506
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel