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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Brooks Atkinson
American critic.
Born November 28th, 1894 in Melrose. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1984 at 89 years old in Huntsville.
Leo Robin
American composer, lyricist and songwriter (1900-1984).
Born April 6th, 1900 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1984 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
William Allen Egan
Governor of alaska (1914-1984).
Born October 8th, 1914 in Valdez.
Died May 6th, 1984 at 69 years old in Anchorage (lung cancer).
Josyf Slipyj
Major archbishop of lviv.
Born February 17th, 1892 in Zazdrist. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1984 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905-1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Murray Alper
American actor (1904-1984).
Born January 11th, 1904 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 1984 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Carl Joachim Friedrich
German political scientist (1901-1984).
Born June 5th, 1901 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1984 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Greek songwriter and bouzouki player.
Born January 18th, 1915 in Trikala.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 69 years old in Royal Brompton Hospital (cancer).
Trummy Young
American jazz trombonist.
Born January 12th, 1912 in Savannah. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1984 at 72 years old in San Jose (neurological disorder). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 506
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