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In the year 1984
549 Notable deaths
George Aiken
American politician.
Born August 20th, 1892 in Dummerston. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1984 at 92 years old in Montpelier (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Naomi Uemura
Japanese mountain climber.
Born February 12th, 1941 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died February 13th, 1984 at 43 years old
Max Newman
British mathematician (1897–1984).
Born February 7th, 1897 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1984 at 87 years old in Comberton.
Elizabeth Goudge
English fiction writer (1900-1984).
Born April 24th, 1900 in Wells.
Died April 1st, 1984 at 83 years old in Rotherfield Peppard.
António Variações
Portuguese singer and songwriter (1944–1984).
Born December 3rd, 1944 in Fiscal, Amares.
Died June 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Lisbon (death from AIDS-related complications).
Joan Lindsay
Australian writer (1896-1984).
Born November 16th, 1896 in St Kilda.
Died December 23rd, 1984 at 88 years old in Melbourne (stomach cancer).
Henri Michaux
French painter, poet and writer.
Born May 24th, 1899 in Namur. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1984 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Souvanna Phouma
Prime minister of laos (1901–1984).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Vientiane.
Stan Coveleski
American major league baseball pitcher during the 1910s and 1920s who primarily threw the spitball.
Born July 13th, 1889 in Northumberland County.
Died March 20th, 1984 at 94 years old in South Bend.
Paul Francis Webster
American lyricist (1907–1984).
Born December 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 549
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche