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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Edith Massey
Actress, singer (1918-1984).
Born May 28th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died October 24th, 1984 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Wolfgang Staudte
German film director.
Born October 9th, 1906 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Žigrski Vrh. [ref]
Maximilian Fretter-Pico
German general.
Born February 6th, 1892 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 92 years old in Kreuth.
Hovhannes Shiraz
Armenian poet.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Gyumri.
Died March 14th, 1984 at 69 years old in Yerevan.
Ernst Stueckelberg
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).
Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Grete Hermann
German mathematician (1901-1984).
Born March 2nd, 1901 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1984 at 82 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Leonard Rose
American musician (1918-1984).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1984 at 66 years old in White Plains (lung cancer). [ref]
Joaquim Agostinho
Portuguese racing cyclist (1943-1984).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.
Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (fall).
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in London Borough of Redbridge.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in London Borough of Barnet (diabetes).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare