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In the year 1984
506 Notable deaths
Jorge Guillén
Spanish poet.
Born January 18th, 1893 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1984 at 91 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Paul Ben-Haim
Israeli composer (1897-1984).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Pierre Cochereau
French musician.
Born July 9th, 1924 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1984 at 59 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Marcel Moyse
French musician.
Born May 17th, 1889 in Saint-Amour. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1984 at 95 years old in Brattleboro. [ref]
Ann Little
Actress (1891-1984).
Born February 7th, 1891 in Mount Shasta.
Died May 21st, 1984 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Émile Gagnan
French engineer.
Born December 11th, 1900 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1984 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Freddie Steele
American boxer (1912-1984).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Seattle.
Died August 23rd, 1984 at 71 years old in Aberdeen (stroke).
Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1901-1984).
Born June 30th, 1901 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1984 at 83 years old in Bad Krozingen.
Ruth Taylor
American actress.
Born January 13th, 1908 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 12th, 1984 at 76 years old in Palm Springs.
Paul Rotha
British filmmaker (1907-1984).
Born June 3rd, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1984 at 76 years old in Wallingford. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 506
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