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In the year 1984
549 Notable deaths
Leslie Compton
English footballer (1912-1984).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Woodford.
Died December 27th, 1984 at 72 years old in Hendon (diabetes).
Claude Chevalley
French mathematician (1909-1984).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1984 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Sokoine
Tanzanian prime minister (1938-1984).
Born August 1st, 1938 in Monduli District.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 45 years old (traffic collision).
Hovhannes Shiraz
Armenian poet.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Gyumri.
Died March 14th, 1984 at 69 years old in Yerevan.
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).
Estelle Bernadotte
American-swedish countess.
Born September 26th, 1904 in Pleasantville.
Died May 28th, 1984 at 79 years old in Uppsala (sepsis).
Sandra Sabattini
Italian blessed (1961-1984).
Born August 19th, 1961 in Riccione.
Died May 2nd, 1984 at 22 years old in Bologna (struck by vehicle).
Collin Walcott
Musician and ethnomusicologist from the united states.
Born April 24th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 8th, 1984 at 39 years old in Magdeburg (traffic collision). [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]
Émile Gagnan
French engineer (1900–1984).
Born December 11th, 1900 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne.
Died April 27th, 1984 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 549
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn