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In the year 1984
531 Notable deaths
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]
Philippe Ariès
French academic and historian (1914-1984).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Akihiko Hirata
Japanese actor (1927-1984).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Seoul.
Died July 25th, 1984 at 56 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Marcel Janco
Romanian-born israel painter and architect (1895-1984).
Born May 24th, 1895 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1984 at 88 years old in Ein Hod. [ref]
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Seville. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis). [ref]
Juan Tizol
Puerto rican trombonist and composer.
Born January 22nd, 1900 in Vega Baja. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1984 at 84 years old in Inglewood. [ref]
Ernest McFarland
American politician and jurist from arizona.
Born October 9th, 1894 in Earlsboro.
Died June 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Phoenix.
Richard Benedict
American actor (1920-1984).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Palermo.
Died April 25th, 1984 at 64 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 531
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