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In the year 1984
531 Notable deaths
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).
Bernard Lonergan
Canadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984).
Born December 17th, 1904 in Buckingham.
Died November 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Pickering.
Pierre Gemayel
Lebanese politician (1905-1984).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Bikfaya.
Died August 29th, 1984 at 78 years old in Bikfaya.
Roland Penrose
British artist and art historian (1900-1984).
Born October 14th, 1900 in London, Sussex.
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 83 years old in Chiddingly.
Ellsworth Bunker
American diplomat.
Born May 11th, 1894 in Yonkers.
Died September 27th, 1984 at 90 years old in Brattleboro.
Jim Bannon
American actor (1911-1984).
Born April 9th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 73 years old in Ojai (disease).
William Empson
English literary critic and poet (1906–1984).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 77 years old in London.
Kenneth Arnold
American aviator and businessman.
Born March 29th, 1915 in Sebeka.
Died January 16th, 1984 at 68 years old in Bellevue.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 531
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran