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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Souvanna Phouma
Prime minister of laos.
Born October 7th, 1901 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Vientiane.
Eduardo De Filippo
Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984).
Born May 24th, 1900 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Martin Ryle
English radio astronomer.
Born September 27th, 1918 in Brighton.
Died October 14th, 1984 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Jack La Rue
American actor (1902-1984).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1984 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lloyd Gough
American theater, film, and television actor (1907-1984).
Born September 21st, 1907 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (aortic aneurysm).
Jerry Voorhis
Democratic politician from california.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died September 11th, 1984 at 83 years old in Claremont (pulmonary emphysema).
Ivor Montagu
British film maker.
Born April 23rd, 1904 in London. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1984 at 80 years old in Watford. [ref]
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).
Oleg Antonov
Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Troica.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Jean Prouvé
French architect and designer (1901-1984).
Born April 8th, 1901 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1984 at 82 years old in Nancy. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 506
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes